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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 BarbadosIcelandCroatiaMoldova
2732774,3774,244
2742814,3344,199
2752854,1714,154
2762884,1764,108
2782894,1764,059
2792934,1794,013
2802964,1823,966
2813044,1833,919
2823114,1833,873
2833194,1813,829
2853194,1773,788
2863184,1673,748
2873194,1543,709
2883214,1413,671
2893244,1263,633
2903274,1093,595
2913314,0813,558
2913354,0473,522
2923434,0063,485
2933533,9683,448
2943613,9453,412
2943663,9253,376
2953723,8393,339
2953803,7903,570

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, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.