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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 IcelandSeychellesBurkina FasoEstonia
2777811,0751,378
2817911,4051,400
2858011,8281,391
2888112,3801,382
2898212,8291,374
2938313,1781,365
2968413,5401,357
3048513,9171,349
3118614,3091,341
3198714,7221,337
3198715,1521,334
3188815,6001,332
3198916,0641,328
3219016,5631,324
3249117,0721,319
3279217,5751,314
3319218,0941,312
3359318,6211,314
3439419,1571,314
3539519,6981,318
3619620,2421,323
3669720,7881,327
3729821,3361,329
3809821,8891,330

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.

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