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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 BarbadosOmanIcelandSt. Lucia
2732,348277152
2742,403281153
2752,457285154
2762,510288155
2782,562289156
2792,613293157
2802,663296157
2812,713304158
2822,764311159
2832,816319160
2852,871319160
2862,928318161
2872,986319162
2883,047321162
2893,110324163
2903,174327163
2913,240331164
2913,307335164
2923,375343165
2933,444353166
2943,512361166
2943,582366167
2953,651372167
2953,696380167

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, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.