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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 IcelandBarbadosEstoniaMalta
2772731,378387
2812741,400390
2852751,391393
2882761,382396
2892781,374398
2932791,365401
2962801,357404
3042811,349405
3112821,341406
3192831,337409
3192851,334412
3182861,332414
3192871,328416
3212881,324420
3242891,319426
3272901,314435
3312911,312445
3352911,314455
3432921,314468
3532931,318485
3612941,323504
3662941,327516
3722951,329518
3802951,330530

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, Estonia, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.