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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 RicoDominica
2732773,80070
2742813,81171
2752853,81971
2762883,82472
2782893,82672
2792933,82772
2802963,82272
2813043,80572
2823113,78372
2833193,76173
2853193,74173
2863183,72273
2873193,67973
2883213,63673
2893243,58973
2903273,53473
2913313,47374
2913353,41174
2923433,35274
2933533,29574
2943613,26875
2943663,24775
2953723,23276
2953803,22876

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, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.