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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 BarbadosIcelandParaguayCyprus
2732775,366818
2742815,473826
2752855,579835
2762885,683845
2782895,786855
2792935,886867
2802965,984879
2813046,080894
2823116,173913
2833196,264937
2853196,352962
2863186,438988
2873196,5221,013
2883216,6051,029
2893246,6881,026
2903276,7691,015
2913316,8501,009
2913356,9301,014
2923437,0121,023
2933537,0951,036
2943617,1791,050
2943667,2631,062
2953727,3481,072
2953807,4321,087

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, Paraguay, Cyprus; the database as a whole is cited above.