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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 IcelandSudanBurkina FasoBosnia & Herzegovina
27726,16811,0753,811
28126,77111,4053,901
28527,38711,8283,919
28828,01712,3803,923
28928,66212,8293,940
29329,32113,1783,975
29629,99613,5403,991
30430,68613,9173,993
31131,39314,3093,990
31932,13714,7223,987
31933,07815,1523,985
31833,89115,6003,983
31934,56816,0643,980
32135,29316,5633,977
32436,09317,0723,973
32737,05817,5753,968
33138,16518,0943,963
33539,29418,6213,957
34340,51219,1573,951
35341,76419,6983,944
36142,95220,2423,937
36644,12120,7883,929
37245,29021,3363,921
38046,49821,8893,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

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