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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 - KinshasaGuinea
27327751,1817,610
27428152,7827,780
27528554,4537,821
27628856,1707,906
27828957,8608,121
27929359,5998,317
28029661,4748,478
28130463,4798,650
28231165,5908,860
28331967,8009,091
28531970,1149,327
28631872,5509,571
28731975,1389,825
28832177,79210,084
28932480,53410,351
29032783,36810,632
29133186,22910,924
29133589,19311,225
29234392,20911,534
29335395,23211,855
29436198,32012,160
294366101,49912,469
295372104,76712,778
295380108,17113,087

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