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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 IcelandBarbadosCentral African RepublicYemen
2772733,88916,728
2812743,98017,236
2852754,05417,762
2882764,12818,310
2892784,21518,855
2932794,28919,410
2962804,36320,000
3042814,44920,611
3112824,54421,236
3192834,64121,878
3192854,74222,533
3182864,84523,195
3192874,95023,880
3212885,05724,594
3242895,16725,311
3272905,27826,020
3312915,39226,698
3352915,50727,347
3432925,62527,985
3532935,74528,608
3612945,87429,216
3662946,02529,811
3722956,15430,399
3802956,29131,058

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, Central African Republic, Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.