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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 FasoMoldova
2772,34811,0754,244
2812,40311,4054,199
2852,45711,8284,154
2882,51012,3804,108
2892,56212,8294,059
2932,61313,1784,013
2962,66313,5403,966
3042,71313,9173,919
3112,76414,3093,873
3192,81614,7223,829
3192,87115,1523,788
3182,92815,6003,748
3192,98616,0643,709
3213,04716,5633,671
3243,11017,0723,633
3273,17417,5753,595
3313,24018,0943,558
3353,30718,6213,522
3433,37519,1573,485
3533,44419,6983,448
3613,51220,2423,412
3663,58220,7883,376
3723,65121,3363,339
3803,69621,8893,570

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