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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 & HerzegovinaSão Tomé & Príncipe
2732773,811138
2742813,901141
2752853,919144
2762883,923147
2782893,940151
2792933,975154
2802963,991158
2813043,993161
2823113,990165
2833193,987168
2853193,985172
2863183,983176
2873193,980180
2883213,977183
2893243,973187
2903273,968190
2913313,963194
2913353,957198
2923433,951201
2933533,944204
2943613,937208
2943663,929212
2953723,921216
2953803,876220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.