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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 BarbadosIcelandAlbaniaGabon
2732773,0851,143
2742813,0651,179
2752853,0471,207
2762883,0381,234
2782893,0261,262
2792933,0141,297
2802962,9981,340
2813042,9791,384
2823112,9571,434
2833192,9341,487
2853192,9151,542
2863182,9001,600
2873192,8921,656
2883212,8881,714
2893242,8821,778
2903272,8761,843
2913312,8681,905
2913352,8631,966
2923432,8612,025
2933532,8542,083
2943612,8422,139
2943662,8252,193
2953722,7992,246
2953802,7872,292

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, Gabon; the database as a whole is cited above.