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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 BarbadosIcelandSudanGabon
27327726,1681,143
27428126,7711,179
27528527,3871,207
27628828,0171,234
27828928,6621,262
27929329,3211,297
28029629,9961,340
28130430,6861,384
28231131,3931,434
28331932,1371,487
28531933,0781,542
28631833,8911,600
28731934,5681,656
28832135,2931,714
28932436,0931,778
29032737,0581,843
29133138,1651,905
29133539,2941,966
29234340,5122,025
29335341,7642,083
29436142,9522,139
29436644,1212,193
29537245,2902,246
29538046,4982,292

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.

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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, Sudan, Gabon; the database as a whole is cited above.