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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 BarbadosIcelandMoroccoMoldova
27327728,4004,244
27428128,7444,199
27528529,0944,154
27628829,4474,108
27828929,8064,059
27929330,1694,013
28029630,5523,966
28130430,9533,919
28231131,3543,873
28331931,7543,829
28531932,1543,788
28631832,5533,748
28731932,9513,709
28832133,3463,671
28932433,7373,633
29032734,1243,595
29133134,5113,558
29133534,8983,522
29234335,2793,485
29335335,6533,448
29436136,0183,412
29436636,3753,376
29537236,7233,339
29538037,1013,570

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, Morocco, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.