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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 FasoGabon
2772,34811,0751,143
2812,40311,4051,179
2852,45711,8281,207
2882,51012,3801,234
2892,56212,8291,262
2932,61313,1781,297
2962,66313,5401,340
3042,71313,9171,384
3112,76414,3091,434
3192,81614,7221,487
3192,87115,1521,542
3182,92815,6001,600
3192,98616,0641,656
3213,04716,5631,714
3243,11017,0721,778
3273,17417,5751,843
3313,24018,0941,905
3353,30718,6211,966
3433,37519,1572,025
3533,44419,6982,083
3613,51220,2422,139
3663,58220,7882,193
3723,65121,3362,246
3803,69621,8892,292

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, Gabon; the database as a whole is cited above.