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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Sweden	Burkina Faso	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	277	8,858	11,075	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	281	8,872	11,405	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	285	8,896	11,828	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	288	8,925	12,380	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	289	8,958	12,829	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	293	8,994	13,178	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	296	9,030	13,540	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	304	9,081	13,917	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	311	9,148	14,309	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	319	9,220	14,722	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	319	9,299	15,152	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	318	9,378	15,600	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	319	9,449	16,064	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	321	9,519	16,563	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	324	9,600	17,072	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	327	9,696	17,575	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	331	9,799	18,094	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	335	9,923	18,621	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	343	10,058	19,157	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	353	10,175	19,698	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	361	10,279	20,242	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	366	10,354	20,788	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	372	10,416	21,336	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	380	10,487	21,889	7,666

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.

Sweden

1300–1560: Krantz, O. (2017) “Swedish GDP 1300-1560 A Tentative Estimate” Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues; No. 152.
1560–1950: Schön, L., and O. Krantz (2015) “New Swedish Historical National Accounts since the 16th Century in Constant and Current Prices” Lund Papers in Economic History no. 140

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