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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 BarbadosIcelandAlbaniaGambia
2732773,0851,320
2742813,0651,357
2752853,0471,393
2762883,0381,431
2782893,0261,469
2792933,0141,508
2802962,9981,548
2813042,9791,589
2823112,9571,630
2833192,9341,671
2853192,9151,713
2863182,9001,755
2873192,8921,798
2883212,8881,840
2893242,8821,883
2903272,8761,926
2913312,8681,968
2913352,8632,010
2923432,8612,051
2933532,8542,093
2943612,8422,147
2943662,8252,203
2953722,7992,260
2953802,7872,316

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