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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 BarbadosIcelandBelarusEstonia
27327710,0641,378
27428110,0341,400
27528510,0001,391
2762889,9551,382
2782899,9051,374
2792939,8561,365
2802969,8071,357
2813049,7641,349
2823119,7341,341
2833199,7131,337
2853199,6971,334
2863189,6811,332
2873199,6621,328
2883219,6431,324
2893249,6241,319
2903279,6051,314
2913319,5851,312
2913359,5641,314
2923439,5421,314
2933539,5191,318
2943619,4951,323
2943669,4691,327
2953729,4421,329
2953809,4001,330

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, Belarus, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.