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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 BarbadosIcelandDominican RepublicEstonia
2732778,1751,378
2742818,3011,400
2752858,4271,391
2762888,5531,382
2782898,6781,374
2792938,8011,365
2802968,9241,357
2813049,0441,349
2823119,1641,341
2833199,2811,337
2853199,3981,334
2863189,5121,332
2873199,6271,328
2883219,7421,324
2893249,8551,319
2903279,9651,314
29133110,0721,312
29133510,1771,314
29234310,2811,314
29335310,3851,318
29436110,4871,323
29436610,5871,327
29537210,6861,329
29538010,7931,330

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, Dominican Republic, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.