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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 BarbadosIcelandCyprusAlbania
2732778183,085
2742818263,065
2752858353,047
2762888453,038
2782898553,026
2792938673,014
2802968792,998
2813048942,979
2823119132,957
2833199372,934
2853199622,915
2863189882,900
2873191,0132,892
2883211,0292,888
2893241,0262,882
2903271,0152,876
2913311,0092,868
2913351,0142,863
2923431,0232,861
2933531,0362,854
2943611,0502,842
2943661,0622,825
2953721,0722,799
2953801,0872,787

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, Cyprus, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.