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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 IcelandBarbadosBosnia & HerzegovinaOman
2772733,8112,348
2812743,9012,403
2852753,9192,457
2882763,9232,510
2892783,9402,562
2932793,9752,613
2962803,9912,663
3042813,9932,713
3112823,9902,764
3192833,9872,816
3192853,9852,871
3182863,9832,928
3192873,9802,986
3212883,9773,047
3242893,9733,110
3272903,9683,174
3312913,9633,240
3352913,9573,307
3432923,9513,375
3532933,9443,444
3612943,9373,512
3662943,9293,582
3722953,9213,651
3802953,8763,696

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.