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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 BarbadosIcelandTanzaniaCentral African Republic
27327732,9123,889
27428133,9533,980
27528534,9744,054
27628836,0214,128
27828937,1004,215
27929338,1674,289
28029639,2624,363
28130440,3874,449
28231141,5574,544
28331942,7414,641
28531943,8894,742
28631845,1324,845
28731946,5314,950
28832147,9655,057
28932449,4375,167
29032750,9655,278
29133152,6045,392
29133554,3365,507
29234356,0625,625
29335357,7655,745
29436159,4655,874
29436661,1916,025
29537262,9446,154
29538064,8356,291

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