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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 BarbadosIcelandYemenAlbania
27327716,7283,085
27428117,2363,065
27528517,7623,047
27628818,3103,038
27828918,8553,026
27929319,4103,014
28029620,0002,998
28130420,6112,979
28231121,2362,957
28331921,8782,934
28531922,5332,915
28631823,1952,900
28731923,8802,892
28832124,5942,888
28932425,3112,882
29032726,0202,876
29133126,6982,868
29133527,3472,863
29234327,9852,861
29335328,6082,854
29436129,2162,842
29436629,8112,825
29537230,3992,799
29538031,0582,787

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, Yemen, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.