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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 BarbadosIcelandAlbaniaPuerto Rico
2732773,0853,800
2742813,0653,811
2752853,0473,819
2762883,0383,824
2782893,0263,826
2792933,0143,827
2802962,9983,822
2813042,9793,805
2823112,9573,783
2833192,9343,761
2853192,9153,741
2863182,9003,722
2873192,8923,679
2883212,8883,636
2893242,8823,589
2903272,8763,534
2913312,8683,473
2913352,8633,411
2923432,8613,352
2933532,8543,295
2943612,8423,268
2943662,8253,247
2953722,7993,232
2953802,7873,228

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, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.