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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 BarbadosIcelandEstoniaArmenia
2732771,3782,970
2742811,4002,966
2752851,3912,965
2762881,3822,962
2782891,3742,955
2792931,3652,953
2802961,3572,951
2813041,3492,948
2823111,3412,946
2833191,3372,943
2853191,3342,941
2863181,3322,939
2873191,3282,937
2883211,3242,934
2893241,3192,932
2903271,3142,928
2913311,3122,924
2913351,3142,919
2923431,3142,913
2933531,3182,907
2943611,3232,899
2943661,3272,891
2953721,3292,881
2953801,3302,871

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