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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 BarbadosIcelandAlbaniaMoldova
2732773,0854,244
2742813,0654,199
2752853,0474,154
2762883,0384,108
2782893,0264,059
2792933,0144,013
2802962,9983,966
2813042,9793,919
2823112,9573,873
2833192,9343,829
2853192,9153,788
2863182,9003,748
2873192,8923,709
2883212,8883,671
2893242,8823,633
2903272,8763,595
2913312,8683,558
2913352,8633,522
2923432,8613,485
2933532,8543,448
2943612,8423,412
2943662,8253,376
2953722,7993,339
2953802,7873,570

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