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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 BarbadosIcelandSt. LuciaAlbania
2732771523,085
2742811533,065
2752851543,047
2762881553,038
2782891563,026
2792931573,014
2802961572,998
2813041582,979
2823111592,957
2833191602,934
2853191602,915
2863181612,900
2873191622,892
2883211622,888
2893241632,882
2903271632,876
2913311642,868
2913351642,863
2923431652,861
2933531662,854
2943611662,842
2943661672,825
2953721672,799
2953801672,787

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, St. Lucia, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.