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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 - KinshasaSeychelles
2773,08551,18178
2813,06552,78279
2853,04754,45380
2883,03856,17081
2893,02657,86082
2933,01459,59983
2962,99861,47484
3042,97963,47985
3112,95765,59086
3192,93467,80087
3192,91570,11487
3182,90072,55088
3192,89275,13889
3212,88877,79290
3242,88280,53491
3272,87683,36892
3312,86886,22992
3352,86389,19393
3432,86192,20994
3532,85495,23295
3612,84298,32096
3662,825101,49997
3722,799104,76798
3802,787108,17198

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, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.