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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 RicoSt. Lucia
2732773,800152
2742813,811153
2752853,819154
2762883,824155
2782893,826156
2792933,827157
2802963,822157
2813043,805158
2823113,783159
2833193,761160
2853193,741160
2863183,722161
2873193,679162
2883213,636162
2893243,589163
2903273,534163
2913313,473164
2913353,411164
2923433,352165
2933533,295166
2943613,268166
2943663,247167
2953723,232167
2953803,228167

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, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.