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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 BarbadosIcelandCongo - KinshasaEstonia
27327751,1811,378
27428152,7821,400
27528554,4531,391
27628856,1701,382
27828957,8601,374
27929359,5991,365
28029661,4741,357
28130463,4791,349
28231165,5901,341
28331967,8001,337
28531970,1141,334
28631872,5501,332
28731975,1381,328
28832177,7921,324
28932480,5341,319
29032783,3681,314
29133186,2291,312
29133589,1931,314
29234392,2091,314
29335395,2321,318
29436198,3201,323
294366101,4991,327
295372104,7671,329
295380108,1711,330

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, Congo - Kinshasa, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.