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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 RepublicLuxembourg
2732773,889433
2742813,980438
2752854,054443
2762884,128448
2782894,215454
2792934,289460
2802964,363467
2813044,449474
2823114,544482
2833194,641491
2853194,742500
2863184,845509
2873194,950521
2883215,057533
2893245,167547
2903275,278560
2913315,392571
2913355,507586
2923435,625599
2933535,745610
2943615,874623
2943666,025633
2953726,154643
2953806,291651

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