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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 RepublicMorocco
2732773,88928,400
2742813,98028,744
2752854,05429,094
2762884,12829,447
2782894,21529,806
2792934,28930,169
2802964,36330,552
2813044,44930,953
2823114,54431,354
2833194,64131,754
2853194,74232,154
2863184,84532,553
2873194,95032,951
2883215,05733,346
2893245,16733,737
2903275,27834,124
2913315,39234,511
2913355,50734,898
2923435,62535,279
2933535,74535,653
2943615,87436,018
2943666,02536,375
2953726,15436,723
2953806,29137,101

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