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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 BarbadosPuerto RicoOmanMontenegro
2733,8002,348623
2743,8112,403623
2753,8192,457623
2763,8242,510622
2783,8262,562621
2793,8272,613621
2803,8222,663621
2813,8052,713620
2823,7832,764620
2833,7612,816621
2853,7412,871622
2863,7222,928623
2873,6792,986622
2883,6363,047622
2893,5893,110622
2903,5343,174621
2913,4733,240620
2913,4113,307618
2923,3523,375616
2933,2953,444614
2943,2683,512613
2943,2473,582612
2953,2323,651611
2953,2283,696610

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

Montenegro

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

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