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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 BarbadosIcelandSri LankaPalestinian Territories
27327719,3542,996
27428119,6103,075
27528519,8383,155
27628820,0603,235
27828920,2973,315
27929320,5293,396
28029620,7033,478
28130420,9173,559
28231121,1203,642
28331921,3153,727
28531921,5033,817
28631821,7133,907
28731921,9183,997
28832122,1204,088
28932422,3204,178
29032722,5174,269
29133122,7114,359
29133522,8994,451
29234323,0804,533
29335323,2544,615
29436123,4204,715
29436623,5794,820
29537223,7324,930
29538023,7965,042

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, Sri Lanka, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.