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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 BarbadosIcelandEswatiniPuerto Rico
2732771,0333,800
2742811,0323,811
2752851,0303,819
2762881,0283,824
2782891,0263,826
2792931,0253,827
2802961,0233,822
2813041,0213,805
2823111,0193,783
2833191,0173,761
2853191,0173,741
2863181,0193,722
2873191,0243,679
2883211,0323,636
2893241,0413,589
2903271,0513,534
2913311,0603,473
2913351,0693,411
2923431,0783,352
2933531,0873,295
2943611,0963,268
2943661,1063,247
2953721,1173,232
2953801,1263,228

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, Eswatini, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.