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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 BarbadosIcelandMoldovaDenmark
2732774,2445,322
2742814,1995,339
2752854,1545,358
2762884,1085,377
2782894,0595,391
2792934,0135,404
2802963,9665,420
2813043,9195,438
2823113,8735,461
2833193,8295,494
2853193,7885,524
2863183,7485,548
2873193,7095,571
2883213,6715,592
2893243,6335,614
2903273,5955,644
2913313,5585,683
2913353,5225,730
2923433,4855,766
2933533,4485,795
2943613,4125,818
2943663,3765,831
2953723,3395,855
2953803,5705,907

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