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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 BarbadosIcelandUgandaOman
27327723,4082,348
27428124,1952,403
27528524,9922,457
27628825,8462,510
27828926,6612,562
27929327,4142,613
28029628,2002,663
28130429,0212,713
28231129,8462,764
28331930,6472,816
28531931,4692,871
28631832,3432,928
28731933,2572,986
28832134,2343,047
28932435,2713,110
29032736,4193,174
29133137,6733,240
29133539,1573,307
29234340,8793,375
29335342,3293,444
29436143,6393,512
29436645,1203,582
29537246,6453,651
29538048,0653,696

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.

Uganda

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.