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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 BarbadosIcelandHondurasNorth Macedonia
2732776,1982,006
2742816,3672,017
2752856,5352,026
2762886,6982,011
2782896,8632,018
2792937,0282,024
2802967,1942,028
2813047,3592,031
2823117,5222,035
2833197,6822,038
2853197,8392,042
2863187,9912,046
2873198,1412,049
2883218,2882,052
2893248,4292,055
2903278,5462,058
2913318,6612,061
2913358,7702,063
2923438,8782,065
2933539,0022,067
2943619,1542,068
2943669,3042,065
2953729,4482,057
2953809,5902,048

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.

North Macedonia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados, Honduras; the database as a whole is cited above.