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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 BarbadosEstoniaIcelandMalta
2731,378277387
2741,400281390
2751,391285393
2761,382288396
2781,374289398
2791,365293401
2801,357296404
2811,349304405
2821,341311406
2831,337319409
2851,334319412
2861,332318414
2871,328319416
2881,324321420
2891,319324426
2901,314327435
2911,312331445
2911,314335455
2921,314343468
2931,318353485
2941,323361504
2941,327366516
2951,329372518
2951,330380530

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, Estonia, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.