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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 BarbadosIcelandPalestinian TerritoriesAfghanistan
2732772,99622,206
2742813,07522,461
2752853,15522,507
2762883,23523,600
2782893,31525,005
2792933,39625,698
2802963,47826,335
2813043,55927,154
2823113,64227,387
2833193,72727,706
2853193,81728,484
2863183,90729,121
2873193,99729,758
2883214,08830,420
2893244,17831,108
2903274,26931,823
2913314,35932,564
2913354,45133,332
2923434,53334,125
2933534,61534,941
2943614,71535,972
2943664,82037,034
2953724,93038,127
2953805,04239,252

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, Palestinian Territories, Afghanistan; the database as a whole is cited above.