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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 FasoCongo - Brazzaville
2772,34811,0752,886
2812,40311,4052,999
2852,45711,8283,113
2882,51012,3803,181
2892,56212,8293,274
2932,61313,1783,400
2962,66313,5403,543
3042,71313,9173,702
3112,76414,3093,859
3192,81614,7223,989
3192,87115,1524,146
3182,92815,6004,324
3192,98616,0644,468
3213,04716,5634,581
3243,11017,0724,667
3273,17417,5754,757
3313,24018,0944,851
3353,30718,6214,951
3433,37519,1575,055
3533,44419,6985,164
3613,51220,2425,279
3663,58220,7885,400
3723,65121,3365,527
3803,69621,8895,655

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, Congo - Brazzaville; the database as a whole is cited above.