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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 BarbadosIcelandSerbiaEstonia
2732777,6111,378
2742817,5871,400
2752857,5741,391
2762887,5701,382
2782897,5511,374
2792937,5331,365
2802967,5101,357
2813047,4811,349
2823117,4511,341
2833197,4191,337
2853197,3891,334
2863187,3601,332
2873197,3041,328
2883217,2691,324
2893247,2341,319
2903277,1991,314
2913317,1621,312
2913357,1241,314
2923437,0871,314
2933537,0481,318
2943617,0101,323
2943666,9641,327
2953726,8981,329
2953806,8331,330

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.

Serbia

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

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