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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 RepublicSenegal
2732773,88910,070
2742813,98010,305
2752854,05410,576
2762884,12810,864
2782894,21511,172
2792934,28911,498
2802964,36311,839
2813044,44912,204
2823114,54412,584
2833194,64112,978
2853194,74213,382
2863184,84513,794
2873194,95014,226
2883215,05714,668
2893245,16715,121
2903275,27815,589
2913315,39216,066
2913355,50716,549
2923435,62517,044
2933535,74517,535
2943615,87418,021
2943666,02518,518
2953726,15419,016
2953806,29119,512

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