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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 BarbadosIcelandSenegalPalestinian Territories
27327710,0702,996
27428110,3053,075
27528510,5763,155
27628810,8643,235
27828911,1723,315
27929311,4983,396
28029611,8393,478
28130412,2043,559
28231112,5843,642
28331912,9783,727
28531913,3823,817
28631813,7943,907
28731914,2263,997
28832114,6684,088
28932415,1214,178
29032715,5894,269
29133116,0664,359
29133516,5494,451
29234317,0444,533
29335317,5354,615
29436118,0214,715
29436618,5184,820
29537219,0164,930
29538019,5125,042

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, Senegal, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.