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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Myanmar (Burma)OmanPalestinian Territories
45,0182,3482,996
45,6162,4033,075
46,1712,4573,155
46,6902,5103,235
47,2012,5623,315
47,6992,6133,396
48,1962,6633,478
48,6742,7133,559
49,1512,7643,642
49,5052,8163,727
49,8962,8713,817
50,2852,9283,907
50,8132,9863,997
51,3693,0474,088
51,8783,1104,178
52,3743,1744,269
52,9003,2404,359
53,4163,3074,451
53,9143,3754,533
54,4033,4444,615
54,8843,5124,715
55,3553,5824,820
55,8153,6514,930
56,2103,6965,042

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

Myanmar (Burma)

  • 1901-1938: "Trends of Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Burma 1870-1940", Journal of the Burma Research Society, 1964, p. 144
  • 1938-1950: E.E. Hagen, On the Theory of Social Change, Dorsey, Homewood, Illinois, 1962, Table 18-1,

No separate list is published for Oman, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.