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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 BarbadosIcelandUzbekistanCentral African Republic
27327724,7013,889
27428125,0423,980
27528525,3724,054
27628825,6964,128
27828925,9924,215
27929326,2684,289
28029626,5404,363
28130426,8124,449
28231127,0814,544
28331927,3474,641
28531927,6094,742
28631827,8694,845
28731928,1324,950
28832128,3985,057
28932428,6665,167
29032728,9345,278
29133129,2055,392
29133529,4805,507
29234329,7565,625
29335330,0315,745
29436130,3055,874
29436630,5766,025
29537230,8436,154
29538031,3376,291

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.

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