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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 BarbadosIcelandHong Kong SAR ChinaCentral African Republic
2732776,5873,889
2742816,6463,980
2752856,6954,054
2762886,7254,128
2782896,7124,215
2792936,7654,289
2802966,7944,363
2813046,8384,449
2823116,8974,544
2833196,9384,641
2853196,9534,742
2863187,0044,845
2873197,0524,950
2883217,1305,057
2893247,1595,167
2903277,2095,278
2913317,2715,392
2913357,3165,507
2923437,3725,625
2933537,4325,745
2943617,4875,874
2943667,4606,025
2953727,3926,154
2953807,3876,291

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, Hong Kong SAR China, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.