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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 BarbadosCongo - KinshasaIcelandPalestinian Territories
27351,1812772,996
27452,7822813,075
27554,4532853,155
27656,1702883,235
27857,8602893,315
27959,5992933,396
28061,4742963,478
28163,4793043,559
28265,5903113,642
28367,8003193,727
28570,1143193,817
28672,5503183,907
28775,1383193,997
28877,7923214,088
28980,5343244,178
29083,3683274,269
29186,2293314,359
29189,1933354,451
29292,2093434,533
29395,2323534,615
29498,3203614,715
294101,4993664,820
295104,7673724,930
295108,1713805,042

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.

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.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.