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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 BarbadosIcelandBelarusOman
27327710,0642,348
27428110,0342,403
27528510,0002,457
2762889,9552,510
2782899,9052,562
2792939,8562,613
2802969,8072,663
2813049,7642,713
2823119,7342,764
2833199,7132,816
2853199,6972,871
2863189,6812,928
2873199,6622,986
2883219,6433,047
2893249,6243,110
2903279,6053,174
2913319,5853,240
2913359,5643,307
2923439,5423,375
2933539,5193,444
2943619,4953,512
2943669,4693,582
2953729,4423,651
2953809,4003,696

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