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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 DominicaIcelandCongo - KinshasaBosnia & Herzegovina
7027751,1813,811
7128152,7823,901
7128554,4533,919
7228856,1703,923
7228957,8603,940
7229359,5993,975
7229661,4743,991
7230463,4793,993
7231165,5903,990
7331967,8003,987
7331970,1143,985
7331872,5503,983
7331975,1383,980
7332177,7923,977
7332480,5343,973
7332783,3683,968
7433186,2293,963
7433589,1933,957
7434392,2093,951
7435395,2323,944
7536198,3203,937
75366101,4993,929
76372104,7673,921
76380108,1713,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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

No separate list is published for Dominica, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.