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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 BarbadosIcelandPuerto RicoAlbania
2732773,8003,085
2742813,8113,065
2752853,8193,047
2762883,8243,038
2782893,8263,026
2792933,8273,014
2802963,8222,998
2813043,8052,979
2823113,7832,957
2833193,7612,934
2853193,7412,915
2863183,7222,900
2873193,6792,892
2883213,6362,888
2893243,5892,882
2903273,5342,876
2913313,4732,868
2913353,4112,863
2923433,3522,861
2933533,2952,854
2943613,2682,842
2943663,2472,825
2953723,2322,799
2953803,2282,787

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