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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 RicoCroatia
2732773,8004,377
2742813,8114,334
2752853,8194,171
2762883,8244,176
2782893,8264,176
2792933,8274,179
2802963,8224,182
2813043,8054,183
2823113,7834,183
2833193,7614,181
2853193,7414,177
2863183,7224,167
2873193,6794,154
2883213,6364,141
2893243,5894,126
2903273,5344,109
2913313,4734,081
2913353,4114,047
2923433,3524,006
2933533,2953,968
2943613,2683,945
2943663,2473,925
2953723,2323,839
2953803,2283,790

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.

Croatia

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

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