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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 - KinshasaMoldova
27327751,1814,244
27428152,7824,199
27528554,4534,154
27628856,1704,108
27828957,8604,059
27929359,5994,013
28029661,4743,966
28130463,4793,919
28231165,5903,873
28331967,8003,829
28531970,1143,788
28631872,5503,748
28731975,1383,709
28832177,7923,671
28932480,5343,633
29032783,3683,595
29133186,2293,558
29133589,1933,522
29234392,2093,485
29335395,2323,448
29436198,3203,412
294366101,4993,376
295372104,7673,339
295380108,1713,570

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