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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 BarbadosIcelandDenmarkSerbia
2732775,3227,611
2742815,3397,587
2752855,3587,574
2762885,3777,570
2782895,3917,551
2792935,4047,533
2802965,4207,510
2813045,4387,481
2823115,4617,451
2833195,4947,419
2853195,5247,389
2863185,5487,360
2873195,5717,304
2883215,5927,269
2893245,6147,234
2903275,6447,199
2913315,6837,162
2913355,7307,124
2923435,7667,087
2933535,7957,048
2943615,8187,010
2943665,8316,964
2953725,8556,898
2953805,9076,833

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.

Serbia

  • 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.