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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 BarbadosIcelandNepalMali
27327723,08710,596
27428123,48710,833
27528523,88710,890
27628824,27311,007
27828924,64511,307
27929324,98911,579
28029625,25511,804
28130425,48412,043
28231125,73212,337
28331925,99812,657
28531926,29812,986
28631826,66413,325
28731927,08113,679
28832127,50514,040
28932427,91714,412
29032728,31114,803
29133128,67815,210
29133529,03415,629
29234329,38416,060
29335329,71816,507
29436130,05716,967
29436630,59517,442
29537231,31117,930
29538031,84518,494

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