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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 RepublicHong Kong SAR China
2732773,8896,587
2742813,9806,646
2752854,0546,695
2762884,1286,725
2782894,2156,712
2792934,2896,765
2802964,3636,794
2813044,4496,838
2823114,5446,897
2833194,6416,938
2853194,7426,953
2863184,8457,004
2873194,9507,052
2883215,0577,130
2893245,1677,159
2903275,2787,209
2913315,3927,271
2913355,5077,316
2923435,6257,372
2933535,7457,432
2943615,8747,487
2943666,0257,460
2953726,1547,392
2953806,2917,387

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, Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.