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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 BarbadosIcelandDenmarkCroatia
2732775,3224,377
2742815,3394,334
2752855,3584,171
2762885,3774,176
2782895,3914,176
2792935,4044,179
2802965,4204,182
2813045,4384,183
2823115,4614,183
2833195,4944,181
2853195,5244,177
2863185,5484,167
2873195,5714,154
2883215,5924,141
2893245,6144,126
2903275,6444,109
2913315,6834,081
2913355,7304,047
2923435,7664,006
2933535,7953,968
2943615,8183,945
2943665,8313,925
2953725,8553,839
2953805,9073,790

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.

Croatia

  • 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.