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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 IcelandBarbadosLithuaniaSudan
2772733,41926,168
2812743,39526,771
2852753,36727,387
2882763,34028,017
2892783,31328,662
2932793,27629,321
2962803,22329,996
3042813,17230,686
3112823,13431,393
3192833,10232,137
3192853,06833,078
3182863,00433,891
3192872,93734,568
3212882,89835,293
3242892,86936,093
3272902,84437,058
3312912,81838,165
3352912,78239,294
3432922,74440,512
3532932,71841,764
3612942,71042,952
3662942,71144,121
3722952,72445,290
3802952,74846,498

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, Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.