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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	Barbados	Dominica	Iceland	Cyprus
Dec 31, 1999	273	70	277	818
Dec 31, 2000	274	71	281	826
Dec 31, 2001	275	71	285	835
Dec 31, 2002	276	72	288	845
Dec 31, 2003	278	72	289	855
Dec 31, 2004	279	72	293	867
Dec 31, 2005	280	72	296	879
Dec 31, 2006	281	72	304	894
Dec 31, 2007	282	72	311	913
Dec 31, 2008	283	73	319	937
Dec 31, 2009	285	73	319	962
Dec 31, 2010	286	73	318	988
Dec 31, 2011	287	73	319	1,013
Dec 31, 2012	288	73	321	1,029
Dec 31, 2013	289	73	324	1,026
Dec 31, 2014	290	73	327	1,015
Dec 31, 2015	291	74	331	1,009
Dec 31, 2016	291	74	335	1,014
Dec 31, 2017	292	74	343	1,023
Dec 31, 2018	293	74	353	1,036
Dec 31, 2019	294	75	361	1,050
Dec 31, 2020	294	75	366	1,062
Dec 31, 2021	295	76	372	1,072
Dec 31, 2022	295	76	380	1,087

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, Cyprus; the database as a whole is cited above.