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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 BarbadosIcelandMoldovaLatvia
2732774,2442,386
2742814,1992,363
2752854,1542,333
2762884,1082,306
2782894,0592,284
2792934,0132,259
2802963,9662,235
2813043,9192,215
2823113,8732,197
2833193,8292,174
2853193,7882,138
2863183,7482,093
2873193,7092,055
2883213,6712,030
2893243,6332,009
2903273,5951,991
2913313,5581,974
2913353,5221,956
2923433,4851,938
2933533,4481,923
2943613,4121,910
2943663,3761,897
2953723,3391,880
2953803,5701,883

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