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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 BarbadosIcelandCambodiaEstonia
27327712,1221,378
27428112,3171,400
27528512,5041,391
27628812,6911,382
27828912,8811,374
27929313,0761,365
28029613,2761,357
28130413,4611,349
28231113,6301,341
28331913,8081,337
28531913,9901,334
28631814,1621,332
28731914,3221,328
28832114,4801,324
28932414,6371,319
29032714,7931,314
29133114,9941,312
29133515,2381,314
29234315,4801,314
29335315,7171,318
29436115,9441,323
29436616,1491,327
29537216,3381,329
29538016,5141,330

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, Cambodia, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.