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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 BarbadosIcelandCyprusPuerto Rico
2732778183,800
2742818263,811
2752858353,819
2762888453,824
2782898553,826
2792938673,827
2802968793,822
2813048943,805
2823119133,783
2833199373,761
2853199623,741
2863189883,722
2873191,0133,679
2883211,0293,636
2893241,0263,589
2903271,0153,534
2913311,0093,473
2913351,0143,411
2923431,0233,352
2933531,0363,295
2943611,0503,268
2943661,0623,247
2953721,0723,232
2953801,0873,228

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, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.