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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 IcelandAlbaniaOmanBarbados
2773,0852,348273
2813,0652,403274
2853,0472,457275
2883,0382,510276
2893,0262,562278
2933,0142,613279
2962,9982,663280
3042,9792,713281
3112,9572,764282
3192,9342,816283
3192,9152,871285
3182,9002,928286
3192,8922,986287
3212,8883,047288
3242,8823,110289
3272,8763,174290
3312,8683,240291
3352,8633,307291
3432,8613,375292
3532,8543,444293
3612,8423,512294
3662,8253,582294
3722,7993,651295
3802,7873,696295

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, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.