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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 BarbadosIcelandQatarLithuania
2732776273,419
2742816593,395
2752856913,367
2762887243,340
2782897573,313
2792938503,276
2802961,0013,223
2813041,1533,172
2823111,3063,134
2833191,4603,102
2853191,6153,068
2863181,7703,004
2873191,9042,937
2883212,0102,898
2893242,1032,869
2903272,1872,844
2913312,2612,818
2913352,3262,782
2923432,3842,744
2933532,4352,718
2943612,4802,710
2943662,5192,711
2953722,5532,724
2953802,5592,748

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