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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 BarbadosIcelandMaltaAlbania
2732773873,085
2742813903,065
2752853933,047
2762883963,038
2782893983,026
2792934013,014
2802964042,998
2813044052,979
2823114062,957
2833194092,934
2853194122,915
2863184142,900
2873194162,892
2883214202,888
2893244262,882
2903274352,876
2913314452,868
2913354552,863
2923434682,861
2933534852,854
2943615042,842
2943665162,825
2953725182,799
2953805302,787

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, Malta, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.