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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 BarbadosIcelandSerbiaMalta
2732777,611387
2742817,587390
2752857,574393
2762887,570396
2782897,551398
2792937,533401
2802967,510404
2813047,481405
2823117,451406
2833197,419409
2853197,389412
2863187,360414
2873197,304416
2883217,269420
2893247,234426
2903277,199435
2913317,162445
2913357,124455
2923437,087468
2933537,048485
2943617,010504
2943666,964516
2953726,898518
2953806,833530

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