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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 IcelandBarbadosLithuaniaMoldova
2772733,4194,244
2812743,3954,199
2852753,3674,154
2882763,3404,108
2892783,3134,059
2932793,2764,013
2962803,2233,966
3042813,1723,919
3112823,1343,873
3192833,1023,829
3192853,0683,788
3182863,0043,748
3192872,9373,709
3212882,8983,671
3242892,8693,633
3272902,8443,595
3312912,8183,558
3352912,7823,522
3432922,7443,485
3532932,7183,448
3612942,7103,412
3662942,7113,376
3722952,7243,339
3802952,7483,570

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, Lithuania, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.