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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 BarbadosDominicaIcelandBurundi
273702776,128
274712816,282
275712856,466
276722886,670
278722896,897
279722937,167
280722967,439
281723047,709
282723117,991
283733198,318
285733198,741
286733189,140
287733199,440
288733219,748
2897332410,069
2907332710,380
2917433110,577
2917433510,721
2927434310,955
2937435311,229
2947536111,602
2947536611,987
2957637212,384
2957638012,795

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, Dominica, Burundi; the database as a whole is cited above.