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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 IcelandPhilippinesBurkina FasoBosnia & Herzegovina
27779,34611,0753,811
28181,13111,4053,901
28583,02311,8283,919
28884,87612,3803,923
28986,69712,8293,940
29388,56813,1783,975
29690,41813,5403,991
30492,25313,9173,993
31194,09814,3093,990
31995,92314,7223,987
31997,62715,1523,985
31899,31715,6003,983
319100,99916,0643,980
321102,61816,5633,977
324104,29917,0723,973
327106,07617,5753,968
331107,86818,0943,963
335109,49318,6213,957
343111,09419,1573,951
353112,84319,6983,944
361114,63620,2423,937
366117,02620,7883,929
372119,47321,3363,921
380121,23421,8893,876

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.

Philippines

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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