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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 BarbadosIcelandUzbekistanPuerto Rico
27327724,7013,800
27428125,0423,811
27528525,3723,819
27628825,6963,824
27828925,9923,826
27929326,2683,827
28029626,5403,822
28130426,8123,805
28231127,0813,783
28331927,3473,761
28531927,6093,741
28631827,8693,722
28731928,1323,679
28832128,3983,636
28932428,6663,589
29032728,9343,534
29133129,2053,473
29133529,4803,411
29234329,7563,352
29335330,0313,295
29436130,3053,268
29436630,5763,247
29537230,8433,232
29538031,3373,228

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, Uzbekistan, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.