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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 BarbadosIcelandMoldovaSerbia
2732774,2447,611
2742814,1997,587
2752854,1547,574
2762884,1087,570
2782894,0597,551
2792934,0137,533
2802963,9667,510
2813043,9197,481
2823113,8737,451
2833193,8297,419
2853193,7887,389
2863183,7487,360
2873193,7097,304
2883213,6717,269
2893243,6337,234
2903273,5957,199
2913313,5587,162
2913353,5227,124
2923433,4857,087
2933533,4487,048
2943613,4127,010
2943663,3766,964
2953723,3396,898
2953803,5706,833

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.

Serbia

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

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