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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 BarbadosIcelandMoroccoOman
27327728,4002,348
27428128,7442,403
27528529,0942,457
27628829,4472,510
27828929,8062,562
27929330,1692,613
28029630,5522,663
28130430,9532,713
28231131,3542,764
28331931,7542,816
28531932,1542,871
28631832,5532,928
28731932,9512,986
28832133,3463,047
28932433,7373,110
29032734,1243,174
29133134,5113,240
29133534,8983,307
29234335,2793,375
29335335,6533,444
29436136,0183,512
29436636,3753,582
29537236,7233,651
29538037,1013,696

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, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.