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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 - KinshasaSlovakia
27327751,1815,360
27428152,7825,365
27528554,4535,344
27628856,1705,343
27828957,8605,343
27929359,5995,346
28029661,4745,351
28130463,4795,355
28231165,5905,361
28331967,8005,370
28531970,1145,382
28631872,5505,394
28731975,1385,362
28832177,7925,370
28932480,5345,377
29032783,3685,382
29133186,2295,386
29133589,1935,395
29234392,2095,402
29335395,2325,410
29436198,3205,417
294366101,4995,424
295372104,7675,404
295380108,1715,464

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