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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 BarbadosIcelandEthiopiaPalestinian Territories
27327763,5752,996
27428165,2133,075
27528566,8893,155
27628868,6493,235
27828970,4913,315
27929372,3893,396
28029674,3273,478
28130476,3263,559
28231178,4113,642
28331980,5643,727
28531982,7873,817
28631885,0963,907
28731987,5303,997
28832190,0664,088
28932492,6324,178
29032795,3374,269
29133198,1144,359
291335100,8584,451
292343103,6544,533
293353106,4664,615
294361109,2674,715
294366112,1004,820
295372114,9644,930
295380117,9245,042

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, Ethiopia, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.