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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 RepublicTrinidad & Tobago
2732773,8891,301
2742813,9801,303
2752854,0541,308
2762884,1281,314
2782894,2151,320
2792934,2891,326
2802964,3631,332
2813044,4491,338
2823114,5441,344
2833194,6411,352
2853194,7421,359
2863184,8451,365
2873194,9501,372
2883215,0571,379
2893245,1671,386
2903275,2781,392
2913315,3921,399
2913355,5071,405
2923435,6251,411
2933535,7451,436
2943615,8741,452
2943666,0251,448
2953726,1541,450
2953806,2911,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.