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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 BarbadosIcelandMaliMorocco
27327710,59628,400
27428110,83328,744
27528510,89029,094
27628811,00729,447
27828911,30729,806
27929311,57930,169
28029611,80430,552
28130412,04330,953
28231112,33731,354
28331912,65731,754
28531912,98632,154
28631813,32532,553
28731913,67932,951
28832114,04033,346
28932414,41233,737
29032714,80334,124
29133115,21034,511
29133515,62934,898
29234316,06035,279
29335316,50735,653
29436116,96736,018
29436617,44236,375
29537217,93036,723
29538018,49437,101

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