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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 IcelandQatarBurkina FasoChile
27762711,07515,140
28165911,40515,340
28569111,82815,513
28872412,38015,686
28975712,82915,859
29385013,17816,029
2961,00113,54016,222
3041,15313,91716,364
3111,30614,30916,536
3191,46014,72216,700
3191,61515,15216,864
3181,77015,60016,999
3191,90416,06417,189
3212,01016,56317,378
3242,10317,07217,545
3272,18717,57517,720
3312,26118,09417,904
3352,32618,62118,099
3432,38419,15718,350
3532,43519,69818,681
3612,48020,24219,035
3662,51920,78819,385
3722,55321,33619,604
3802,55921,88919,715

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.

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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