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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandOmanBurkina FasoBahrain
2772,34811,075633
2812,40311,405648
2852,45711,828665
2882,51012,380707
2892,56212,829773
2932,61313,178839
2962,66313,540907
3042,71313,917974
3112,76414,3091,043
3192,81614,7221,096
3192,87115,1521,133
3182,92815,6001,168
3192,98616,0641,202
3213,04716,5631,236
3243,11017,0721,268
3273,17417,5751,301
3313,24018,0941,333
3353,30718,6211,365
3433,37519,1571,396
3533,44419,6981,428
3613,51220,2421,459
3663,58220,7881,489
3723,65121,3361,511
3803,69621,8891,521

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Iceland

  • 1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

No separate list is published for Oman, Burkina Faso, Bahrain; the database as a whole is cited above.