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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 BarbadosIcelandCentral African RepublicUnited Arab Emirates
2732773,8893,101
2742813,9803,284
2752854,0543,458
2762884,1283,613
2782894,2153,754
2792934,2893,882
2802964,3634,000
2813044,4494,532
2823114,5445,623
2833194,6417,277
2853194,7428,164
2863184,8458,152
2873194,9508,438
2883215,0578,747
2893245,1679,077
2903275,2789,321
2913315,3929,461
2913355,5079,587
2923435,6259,699
2933535,7459,796
2943615,8749,879
2943666,0259,953
2953726,15410,018
2953806,29110,099

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, Central African Republic, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.