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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 FasoOman
27762711,0752,348
28165911,4052,403
28569111,8282,457
28872412,3802,510
28975712,8292,562
29385013,1782,613
2961,00113,5402,663
3041,15313,9172,713
3111,30614,3092,764
3191,46014,7222,816
3191,61515,1522,871
3181,77015,6002,928
3191,90416,0642,986
3212,01016,5633,047
3242,10317,0723,110
3272,18717,5753,174
3312,26118,0943,240
3352,32618,6213,307
3432,38419,1573,375
3532,43519,6983,444
3612,48020,2423,512
3662,51920,7883,582
3722,55321,3363,651
3802,55921,8893,696

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 Qatar, Burkina Faso, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.