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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 BarbadosIcelandAlbaniaComoros
2732773,085531
2742813,065545
2752853,047559
2762883,038574
2782893,026590
2792933,014606
2802962,998623
2813042,979640
2823112,957657
2833192,934674
2853192,915690
2863182,900706
2873192,892722
2883212,888737
2893242,882752
2903272,876767
2913312,868781
2913352,863795
2923432,861808
2933532,854821
2943612,842837
2943662,825853
2953722,799869
2953802,787885

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