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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 BarbadosIcelandMaliLatvia
27327710,5962,386
27428110,8332,363
27528510,8902,333
27628811,0072,306
27828911,3072,284
27929311,5792,259
28029611,8042,235
28130412,0432,215
28231112,3372,197
28331912,6572,174
28531912,9862,138
28631813,3252,093
28731913,6792,055
28832114,0402,030
28932414,4122,009
29032714,8031,991
29133115,2101,974
29133515,6291,956
29234316,0601,938
29335316,5071,923
29436116,9671,910
29436617,4421,897
29537217,9301,880
29538018,4941,883

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