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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Brazil	Iceland	South Korea
Dec 31, 1999	174,320	277	46,617
Dec 31, 2000	176,902	281	47,008
Dec 31, 2001	179,389	285	47,370
Dec 31, 2002	181,721	288	47,645
Dec 31, 2003	183,970	289	47,892
Dec 31, 2004	186,165	293	48,083
Dec 31, 2005	188,330	296	48,185
Dec 31, 2006	190,438	304	48,438
Dec 31, 2007	192,450	311	48,684
Dec 31, 2008	194,458	319	49,055
Dec 31, 2009	196,464	319	49,308
Dec 31, 2010	198,408	318	49,554
Dec 31, 2011	200,152	319	49,937
Dec 31, 2012	201,894	321	50,200
Dec 31, 2013	203,614	324	50,429
Dec 31, 2014	205,358	327	50,747
Dec 31, 2015	207,148	331	51,015
Dec 31, 2016	208,859	335	51,218
Dec 31, 2017	210,537	343	51,362
Dec 31, 2018	212,258	353	51,585
Dec 31, 2019	213,940	361	51,765
Dec 31, 2020	215,577	366	51,836
Dec 31, 2021	216,720	372	51,745
Dec 31, 2022	217,718	380	51,731

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

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

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.

South Korea

1911-1990: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing
1820, 1870: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995