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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 BarbadosIcelandCroatiaQatar
2732774,377627
2742814,334659
2752854,171691
2762884,176724
2782894,176757
2792934,179850
2802964,1821,001
2813044,1831,153
2823114,1831,306
2833194,1811,460
2853194,1771,615
2863184,1671,770
2873194,1541,904
2883214,1412,010
2893244,1262,103
2903274,1092,187
2913314,0812,261
2913354,0472,326
2923434,0062,384
2933533,9682,435
2943613,9452,480
2943663,9252,519
2953723,8392,553
2953803,7902,559

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