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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 IcelandParaguayBurkina FasoSeychelles
2775,36611,07578
2815,47311,40579
2855,57911,82880
2885,68312,38081
2895,78612,82982
2935,88613,17883
2965,98413,54084
3046,08013,91785
3116,17314,30986
3196,26414,72287
3196,35215,15287
3186,43815,60088
3196,52216,06489
3216,60516,56390
3246,68817,07291
3276,76917,57592
3316,85018,09492
3356,93018,62193
3437,01219,15794
3537,09519,69895
3617,17920,24296
3667,26320,78897
3727,34821,33698
3807,43221,88998

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 Paraguay, Burkina Faso, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.