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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 BarbadosIcelandMaliNepal
27327710,59623,087
27428110,83323,487
27528510,89023,887
27628811,00724,273
27828911,30724,645
27929311,57924,989
28029611,80425,255
28130412,04325,484
28231112,33725,732
28331912,65725,998
28531912,98626,298
28631813,32526,664
28731913,67927,081
28832114,04027,505
28932414,41227,917
29032714,80328,311
29133115,21028,678
29133515,62929,034
29234316,06029,384
29335316,50729,718
29436116,96730,057
29436617,44230,595
29537217,93031,311
29538018,49431,845

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