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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 BarbadosDominicaLuxembourgYemen
2737043316,728
2747143817,236
2757144317,762
2767244818,310
2787245418,855
2797246019,410
2807246720,000
2817247420,611
2827248221,236
2837349121,878
2857350022,533
2867350923,195
2877352123,880
2887353324,594
2897354725,311
2907356026,020
2917457126,698
2917458627,347
2927459927,985
2937461028,608
2947562329,216
2947563329,811
2957664330,399
2957665131,058

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

No separate list is published for Barbados, Dominica, Luxembourg, Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.