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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 BarbadosIcelandAlbaniaMauritania
2732773,0852,437
2742813,0652,501
2752853,0472,566
2762883,0382,632
2782893,0262,699
2792933,0142,768
2802962,9982,838
2813042,9792,909
2823112,9572,981
2833192,9343,055
2853192,9153,129
2863182,9003,205
2873192,8923,282
2883212,8883,359
2893242,8823,438
2903272,8763,517
2913312,8683,597
2913352,8633,677
2923432,8613,759
2933532,8543,840
2943612,8423,942
2943662,8254,045
2953722,7994,150
2953802,7874,259

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