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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 BarbadosIcelandNepalBosnia & Herzegovina
27327723,0873,811
27428123,4873,901
27528523,8873,919
27628824,2733,923
27828924,6453,940
27929324,9893,975
28029625,2553,991
28130425,4843,993
28231125,7323,990
28331925,9983,987
28531926,2983,985
28631826,6643,983
28731927,0813,980
28832127,5053,977
28932427,9173,973
29032728,3113,968
29133128,6783,963
29133529,0343,957
29234329,3843,951
29335329,7183,944
29436130,0573,937
29436630,5953,929
29537231,3113,921
29538031,8453,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados, Nepal; the database as a whole is cited above.