Population, long-run history: compare countries
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Population, long-run history by country
Population, long-run history
Annual, Persons, thousands
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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Barbados | Oman | Finland | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 | 2,348 | 5,166 | 422 | |
| 274 | 2,403 | 5,176 | 430 | |
| 275 | 2,457 | 5,188 | 438 | |
| 276 | 2,510 | 5,201 | 447 | |
| 278 | 2,562 | 5,213 | 455 | |
| 279 | 2,613 | 5,228 | 463 | |
| 280 | 2,663 | 5,246 | 471 | |
| 281 | 2,713 | 5,266 | 478 | |
| 282 | 2,764 | 5,289 | 486 | |
| 283 | 2,816 | 5,313 | 494 | |
| 285 | 2,871 | 5,339 | 501 | |
| 286 | 2,928 | 5,363 | 509 | |
| 287 | 2,986 | 5,388 | 516 | |
| 288 | 3,047 | 5,414 | 524 | |
| 289 | 3,110 | 5,439 | 531 | |
| 290 | 3,174 | 5,463 | 539 | |
| 291 | 3,240 | 5,481 | 546 | |
| 291 | 3,307 | 5,495 | 553 | |
| 292 | 3,375 | 5,508 | 562 | |
| 293 | 3,444 | 5,516 | 568 | |
| 294 | 3,512 | 5,522 | 574 | |
| 294 | 3,582 | 5,531 | 580 | |
| 295 | 3,651 | 5,542 | 585 | |
| 295 | 3,696 | 5,556 | 590 |
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.
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
Finland
- 1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
- 1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.
No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.