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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 TerritoriesMorocco
2732772,99628,400
2742813,07528,744
2752853,15529,094
2762883,23529,447
2782893,31529,806
2792933,39630,169
2802963,47830,552
2813043,55930,953
2823113,64231,354
2833193,72731,754
2853193,81732,154
2863183,90732,553
2873193,99732,951
2883214,08833,346
2893244,17833,737
2903274,26934,124
2913314,35934,511
2913354,45134,898
2923434,53335,279
2933534,61535,653
2943614,71536,018
2943664,82036,375
2953724,93036,723
2953805,04237,101

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