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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 & HerzegovinaMongolia
2732773,8112,433
2742813,9012,461
2752853,9192,489
2762883,9232,519
2782893,9402,547
2792933,9752,574
2802963,9912,602
2813043,9932,633
2823113,9902,666
2833193,9872,702
2853193,9852,741
2863183,9832,783
2873193,9802,827
2883213,9772,870
2893243,9732,912
2903273,9682,953
2913313,9632,993
2913353,9573,031
2923433,9513,068
2933533,9443,103
2943613,9373,171
2943663,9293,231
2953723,9213,284
2953803,8763,333

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