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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 BarbadosIcelandLaosSerbia
2732775,2867,611
2742815,3977,587
2752855,4997,574
2762885,5787,570
2782895,6547,551
2792935,7467,533
2802965,8367,510
2813045,9317,481
2823116,0357,451
2833196,1457,419
2853196,2577,389
2863186,3687,360
2873196,4777,304
2883216,5867,269
2893246,6957,234
2903276,8047,199
2913316,9127,162
2913357,0197,124
2923437,1277,087
2933537,2347,048
2943617,3437,010
2943667,4526,964
2953727,5606,898
2953807,6666,833

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.

Serbia

  • 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.