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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 BarbadosIcelandUnited Arab EmiratesHong Kong SAR China
2732773,1016,587
2742813,2846,646
2752853,4586,695
2762883,6136,725
2782893,7546,712
2792933,8826,765
2802964,0006,794
2813044,5326,838
2823115,6236,897
2833197,2776,938
2853198,1646,953
2863188,1527,004
2873198,4387,052
2883218,7477,130
2893249,0777,159
2903279,3217,209
2913319,4617,271
2913359,5877,316
2923439,6997,372
2933539,7967,432
2943619,8797,487
2943669,9537,460
29537210,0187,392
29538010,0997,387

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, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.