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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 Congo - KinshasaIcelandParaguayLuxembourg
51,1812775,366433
52,7822815,473438
54,4532855,579443
56,1702885,683448
57,8602895,786454
59,5992935,886460
61,4742965,984467
63,4793046,080474
65,5903116,173482
67,8003196,264491
70,1143196,352500
72,5503186,438509
75,1383196,522521
77,7923216,605533
80,5343246,688547
83,3683276,769560
86,2293316,850571
89,1933356,930586
92,2093437,012599
95,2323537,095610
98,3203617,179623
101,4993667,263633
104,7673727,348643
108,1713807,432651

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Paraguay, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.