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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 IcelandAlbaniaCongo - KinshasaCape Verde
2773,08551,181422
2813,06552,782430
2853,04754,453438
2883,03856,170447
2893,02657,860455
2933,01459,599463
2962,99861,474471
3042,97963,479478
3112,95765,590486
3192,93467,800494
3192,91570,114501
3182,90072,550509
3192,89275,138516
3212,88877,792524
3242,88280,534531
3272,87683,368539
3312,86886,229546
3352,86389,193553
3432,86192,209562
3532,85495,232568
3612,84298,320574
3662,825101,499580
3722,799104,767585
3802,787108,171590

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 Albania, Congo - Kinshasa, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.