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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 BarbadosIcelandEstoniaLatvia
2732771,3782,386
2742811,4002,363
2752851,3912,333
2762881,3822,306
2782891,3742,284
2792931,3652,259
2802961,3572,235
2813041,3492,215
2823111,3412,197
2833191,3372,174
2853191,3342,138
2863181,3322,093
2873191,3282,055
2883211,3242,030
2893241,3192,009
2903271,3141,991
2913311,3121,974
2913351,3141,956
2923431,3141,938
2933531,3181,923
2943611,3231,910
2943661,3271,897
2953721,3291,880
2953801,3301,883

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, Latvia; the database as a whole is cited above.