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Population, long-run history by country
Population, long-run history
Annual, Persons, thousands
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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Norway | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,463 | 3,811 | 11,075 | |
| 4,492 | 3,901 | 11,405 | |
| 4,515 | 3,919 | 11,828 | |
| 4,539 | 3,923 | 12,380 | |
| 4,566 | 3,940 | 12,829 | |
| 4,593 | 3,975 | 13,178 | |
| 4,624 | 3,991 | 13,540 | |
| 4,662 | 3,993 | 13,917 | |
| 4,710 | 3,990 | 14,309 | |
| 4,769 | 3,987 | 14,722 | |
| 4,830 | 3,985 | 15,152 | |
| 4,890 | 3,983 | 15,600 | |
| 4,954 | 3,980 | 16,064 | |
| 5,020 | 3,977 | 16,563 | |
| 5,081 | 3,973 | 17,072 | |
| 5,138 | 3,968 | 17,575 | |
| 5,191 | 3,963 | 18,094 | |
| 5,237 | 3,957 | 18,621 | |
| 5,278 | 3,951 | 19,157 | |
| 5,313 | 3,944 | 19,698 | |
| 5,349 | 3,937 | 20,242 | |
| 5,380 | 3,929 | 20,788 | |
| 5,409 | 3,921 | 21,336 | |
| 5,458 | 3,876 | 21,889 |
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.
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
Norway
- 1820–1930: Grytten, O.H. (2015). Norwegian gross domestic product by industry 1830 - 1930, Norges Bank Working paper 19/2015. Population from Maddison (2006)
- 1930-1950: Central Bureau of Statistics Norway, 1970 and Maddison, A. Monintoring the World Economy, 1995
Bosnia & Herzegovina
- 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project
No separate list is published for Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.