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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 IcelandBarbadosMaliMoldova
27727310,5964,244
28127410,8334,199
28527510,8904,154
28827611,0074,108
28927811,3074,059
29327911,5794,013
29628011,8043,966
30428112,0433,919
31128212,3373,873
31928312,6573,829
31928512,9863,788
31828613,3253,748
31928713,6793,709
32128814,0403,671
32428914,4123,633
32729014,8033,595
33129115,2103,558
33529115,6293,522
34329216,0603,485
35329316,5073,448
36129416,9673,412
36629417,4423,376
37229517,9303,339
38029518,4943,570

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