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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 BarbadosIcelandTurkmenistanCentral African Republic
2732774,3243,889
2742814,3853,980
2752854,4444,054
2762884,5024,128
2782894,5564,215
2792934,6084,289
2802964,6644,363
2813044,7194,449
2823114,7734,544
2833194,8284,641
2853194,8844,742
2863184,9404,845
2873194,9964,950
2883215,0535,057
2893245,1105,167
2903275,1695,278
2913315,2275,392
2913355,2875,507
2923435,3465,625
2933535,4055,745
2943615,4645,874
2943665,5226,025
2953725,5796,154
2953805,6576,291

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, Turkmenistan, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.