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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 BarbadosIcelandYemenCroatia
27327716,7284,377
27428117,2364,334
27528517,7624,171
27628818,3104,176
27828918,8554,176
27929319,4104,179
28029620,0004,182
28130420,6114,183
28231121,2364,183
28331921,8784,181
28531922,5334,177
28631823,1954,167
28731923,8804,154
28832124,5944,141
28932425,3114,126
29032726,0204,109
29133126,6984,081
29133527,3474,047
29234327,9854,006
29335328,6083,968
29436129,2163,945
29436629,8113,925
29537230,3993,839
29538031,0583,790

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.

Croatia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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