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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 EmiratesPalestinian Territories
2732773,1012,996
2742813,2843,075
2752853,4583,155
2762883,6133,235
2782893,7543,315
2792933,8823,396
2802964,0003,478
2813044,5323,559
2823115,6233,642
2833197,2773,727
2853198,1643,817
2863188,1523,907
2873198,4383,997
2883218,7474,088
2893249,0774,178
2903279,3214,269
2913319,4614,359
2913359,5874,451
2923439,6994,533
2933539,7964,615
2943619,8794,715
2943669,9534,820
29537210,0184,930
29538010,0995,042

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, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.