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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 BarbadosIcelandDenmarkBosnia & Herzegovina
2732775,3223,811
2742815,3393,901
2752855,3583,919
2762885,3773,923
2782895,3913,940
2792935,4043,975
2802965,4203,991
2813045,4383,993
2823115,4613,990
2833195,4943,987
2853195,5243,985
2863185,5483,983
2873195,5713,980
2883215,5923,977
2893245,6143,973
2903275,6443,968
2913315,6833,963
2913355,7303,957
2923435,7663,951
2933535,7953,944
2943615,8183,937
2943665,8313,929
2953725,8553,921
2953805,9073,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.