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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 BarbadosIcelandQatarHonduras
2732776276,198
2742816596,367
2752856916,535
2762887246,698
2782897576,863
2792938507,028
2802961,0017,194
2813041,1537,359
2823111,3067,522
2833191,4607,682
2853191,6157,839
2863181,7707,991
2873191,9048,141
2883212,0108,288
2893242,1038,429
2903272,1878,546
2913312,2618,661
2913352,3268,770
2923432,3848,878
2933532,4359,002
2943612,4809,154
2943662,5199,304
2953722,5539,448
2953802,5599,590

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, Qatar, Honduras; the database as a whole is cited above.