Population, long-run history: compare countries

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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Iceland	Cape Verde	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	422	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	430	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	438	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	447	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	455	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	463	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	471	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	478	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	486	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	494	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	501	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	509	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	516	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	524	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	531	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	539	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	546	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	553	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	562	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	568	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	574	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	580	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	585	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	590	167

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, Cape Verde, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.