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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 BarbadosIcelandCyprusCongo - Kinshasa
27327781851,181
27428182652,782
27528583554,453
27628884556,170
27828985557,860
27929386759,599
28029687961,474
28130489463,479
28231191365,590
28331993767,800
28531996270,114
28631898872,550
2873191,01375,138
2883211,02977,792
2893241,02680,534
2903271,01583,368
2913311,00986,229
2913351,01489,193
2923431,02392,209
2933531,03695,232
2943611,05098,320
2943661,062101,499
2953721,072104,767
2953801,087108,171

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, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.