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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 BarbadosIcelandQatarBosnia & Herzegovina
2732776273,811
2742816593,901
2752856913,919
2762887243,923
2782897573,940
2792938503,975
2802961,0013,991
2813041,1533,993
2823111,3063,990
2833191,4603,987
2853191,6153,985
2863181,7703,983
2873191,9043,980
2883212,0103,977
2893242,1033,973
2903272,1873,968
2913312,2613,963
2913352,3263,957
2923432,3843,951
2933532,4353,944
2943612,4803,937
2943662,5193,929
2953722,5533,921
2953802,5593,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados, Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.