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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 BarbadosIcelandAlbaniaDenmark
2732773,0855,322
2742813,0655,339
2752853,0475,358
2762883,0385,377
2782893,0265,391
2792933,0145,404
2802962,9985,420
2813042,9795,438
2823112,9575,461
2833192,9345,494
2853192,9155,524
2863182,9005,548
2873192,8925,571
2883212,8885,592
2893242,8825,614
2903272,8765,644
2913312,8685,683
2913352,8635,730
2923432,8615,766
2933532,8545,795
2943612,8425,818
2943662,8255,831
2953722,7995,855
2953802,7875,907

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, Albania, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.