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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 IcelandBarbadosAlbaniaMongolia
2772733,0852,433
2812743,0652,461
2852753,0472,489
2882763,0382,519
2892783,0262,547
2932793,0142,574
2962802,9982,602
3042812,9792,633
3112822,9572,666
3192832,9342,702
3192852,9152,741
3182862,9002,783
3192872,8922,827
3212882,8882,870
3242892,8822,912
3272902,8762,953
3312912,8682,993
3352912,8633,031
3432922,8613,068
3532932,8543,103
3612942,8423,171
3662942,8253,231
3722952,7993,284
3802952,7873,333

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