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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 FasoGeorgia
2772,34811,0754,848
2812,40311,4054,814
2852,45711,8284,789
2882,51012,3804,771
2892,56212,8294,746
2932,61313,1784,739
2962,66313,5404,786
3042,71313,9174,826
3112,76414,3094,820
3192,81614,7224,819
3192,87115,1524,851
3182,92815,6004,898
3192,98616,0644,934
3213,04716,5634,946
3243,11017,0724,938
3273,17417,5754,931
3313,24018,0944,927
3353,30718,6214,924
3433,37519,1574,922
3533,44419,6984,922
3613,51220,2424,923
3663,58220,7884,926
3723,65121,3364,929
3803,69621,8894,911

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