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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 BarbadosIcelandQatarEswatini
2732776271,033
2742816591,032
2752856911,030
2762887241,028
2782897571,026
2792938501,025
2802961,0011,023
2813041,1531,021
2823111,3061,019
2833191,4601,017
2853191,6151,017
2863181,7701,019
2873191,9041,024
2883212,0101,032
2893242,1031,041
2903272,1871,051
2913312,2611,060
2913352,3261,069
2923432,3841,078
2933532,4351,087
2943612,4801,096
2943662,5191,106
2953722,5531,117
2953802,5591,126

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