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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 - KinshasaLuxembourg
7027751,181433
7128152,782438
7128554,453443
7228856,170448
7228957,860454
7229359,599460
7229661,474467
7230463,479474
7231165,590482
7331967,800491
7331970,114500
7331872,550509
7331975,138521
7332177,792533
7332480,534547
7332783,368560
7433186,229571
7433589,193586
7434392,209599
7435395,232610
7536198,320623
75366101,499633
76372104,767643
76380108,171651

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