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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 BarbadosIcelandMoroccoBosnia & Herzegovina
27327728,4003,811
27428128,7443,901
27528529,0943,919
27628829,4473,923
27828929,8063,940
27929330,1693,975
28029630,5523,991
28130430,9533,993
28231131,3543,990
28331931,7543,987
28531932,1543,985
28631832,5533,983
28731932,9513,980
28832133,3463,977
28932433,7373,973
29032734,1243,968
29133134,5113,963
29133534,8983,957
29234335,2793,951
29335335,6533,944
29436136,0183,937
29436636,3753,929
29537236,7233,921
29538037,1013,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados, Morocco; the database as a whole is cited above.