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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 BarbadosIcelandOmanGuinea-Bissau
2732772,3481,183
2742812,4031,208
2752852,4571,233
2762882,5101,260
2782892,5621,288
2792932,6131,317
2802962,6631,348
2813042,7131,379
2823112,7641,412
2833192,8161,446
2853192,8711,481
2863182,9281,516
2873192,9861,551
2883213,0471,587
2893243,1101,624
2903273,1741,663
2913313,2401,703
2913353,3071,745
2923433,3751,789
2933533,4441,833
2943613,5121,877
2943663,5821,920
2953723,6511,963
2953803,6962,005

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, Oman, Guinea-Bissau; the database as a whole is cited above.