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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 BarbadosIcelandBosnia & HerzegovinaCape Verde
2732773,811422
2742813,901430
2752853,919438
2762883,923447
2782893,940455
2792933,975463
2802963,991471
2813043,993478
2823113,990486
2833193,987494
2853193,985501
2863183,983509
2873193,980516
2883213,977524
2893243,973531
2903273,968539
2913313,963546
2913353,957553
2923433,951562
2933533,944568
2943613,937574
2943663,929580
2953723,921585
2953803,876590

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.