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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 BarbadosIcelandSenegalBosnia & Herzegovina
27327710,0703,811
27428110,3053,901
27528510,5763,919
27628810,8643,923
27828911,1723,940
27929311,4983,975
28029611,8393,991
28130412,2043,993
28231112,5843,990
28331912,9783,987
28531913,3823,985
28631813,7943,983
28731914,2263,980
28832114,6683,977
28932415,1213,973
29032715,5893,968
29133116,0663,963
29133516,5493,957
29234317,0443,951
29335317,5353,944
29436118,0213,937
29436618,5183,929
29537219,0163,921
29538019,5123,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

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