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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 BarbadosIcelandHondurasPuerto Rico
2732776,1983,800
2742816,3673,811
2752856,5353,819
2762886,6983,824
2782896,8633,826
2792937,0283,827
2802967,1943,822
2813047,3593,805
2823117,5223,783
2833197,6823,761
2853197,8393,741
2863187,9913,722
2873198,1413,679
2883218,2883,636
2893248,4293,589
2903278,5463,534
2913318,6613,473
2913358,7703,411
2923438,8783,352
2933539,0023,295
2943619,1543,268
2943669,3043,247
2953729,4483,232
2953809,5903,228

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, Honduras, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.