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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Barbados	North Macedonia	Sudan
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	2,006	26,168
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	2,017	26,771
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	2,026	27,387
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	2,011	28,017
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	2,018	28,662
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	2,024	29,321
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	2,028	29,996
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	2,031	30,686
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	2,035	31,393
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	2,038	32,137
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	2,042	33,078
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	2,046	33,891
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	2,049	34,568
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	2,052	35,293
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	2,055	36,093
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	2,058	37,058
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	2,061	38,165
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	2,063	39,294
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	2,065	40,512
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	2,067	41,764
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	2,068	42,952
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	2,065	44,121
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	2,057	45,290
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	2,048	46,498

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.

North Macedonia

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

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