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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 BarbadosIcelandParaguayNamibia
2732775,3661,841
2742815,4731,893
2752855,5791,945
2762885,6831,981
2782895,7862,008
2792935,8862,034
2802965,9842,060
2813046,0802,086
2823116,1732,113
2833196,2642,141
2853196,3522,170
2863186,4382,201
2873196,5222,232
2883216,6052,268
2893246,6882,312
2903276,7692,360
2913316,8502,408
2913356,9302,456
2923437,0122,505
2933537,0952,554
2943617,1792,602
2943667,2632,651
2953727,3482,700
2953807,4322,739

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