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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 BarbadosIcelandMaliCentral African Republic
27327710,5963,889
27428110,8333,980
27528510,8904,054
27628811,0074,128
27828911,3074,215
27929311,5794,289
28029611,8044,363
28130412,0434,449
28231112,3374,544
28331912,6574,641
28531912,9864,742
28631813,3254,845
28731913,6794,950
28832114,0405,057
28932414,4125,167
29032714,8035,278
29133115,2105,392
29133515,6295,507
29234316,0605,625
29335316,5075,745
29436116,9675,874
29436617,4426,025
29537217,9306,154
29538018,4946,291

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, Mali, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.