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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 BarbadosOmanIcelandArmenia
2732,3482772,970
2742,4032812,966
2752,4572852,965
2762,5102882,962
2782,5622892,955
2792,6132932,953
2802,6632962,951
2812,7133042,948
2822,7643112,946
2832,8163192,943
2852,8713192,941
2862,9283182,939
2872,9863192,937
2883,0473212,934
2893,1103242,932
2903,1743272,928
2913,2403312,924
2913,3073352,919
2923,3753432,913
2933,4443532,907
2943,5123612,899
2943,5823662,891
2953,6513722,881
2953,6963802,871

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, Oman, Armenia; the database as a whole is cited above.