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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 DominicaIcelandYemenAlbania
7027716,7283,085
7128117,2363,065
7128517,7623,047
7228818,3103,038
7228918,8553,026
7229319,4103,014
7229620,0002,998
7230420,6112,979
7231121,2362,957
7331921,8782,934
7331922,5332,915
7331823,1952,900
7331923,8802,892
7332124,5942,888
7332425,3112,882
7332726,0202,876
7433126,6982,868
7433527,3472,863
7434327,9852,861
7435328,6082,854
7536129,2162,842
7536629,8112,825
7637230,3992,799
7638031,0582,787

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, Yemen, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.