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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 BarbadosIcelandTogoOman
2732774,8522,348
2742814,9922,403
2752855,1352,457
2762885,2782,510
2782895,4252,562
2792935,5782,613
2802965,7152,663
2813045,8652,713
2823116,0422,764
2833196,2202,816
2853196,4052,871
2863186,5872,928
2873196,7722,986
2883216,9613,047
2893247,1543,110
2903277,3513,174
2913317,5523,240
2913357,7573,307
2923437,9653,375
2933538,1763,444
2943618,3763,512
2943668,5793,582
2953728,7843,651
2953808,9913,696

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, Togo, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.