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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 BarbadosIcelandCroatiaLaos
2732774,3775,286
2742814,3345,397
2752854,1715,499
2762884,1765,578
2782894,1765,654
2792934,1795,746
2802964,1825,836
2813044,1835,931
2823114,1836,035
2833194,1816,145
2853194,1776,257
2863184,1676,368
2873194,1546,477
2883214,1416,586
2893244,1266,695
2903274,1096,804
2913314,0816,912
2913354,0477,019
2923434,0067,127
2933533,9687,234
2943613,9457,343
2943663,9257,452
2953723,8397,560
2953803,7907,666

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.

Croatia

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

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