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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 IcelandBarbadosOmanAlbania
2772732,3483,085
2812742,4033,065
2852752,4573,047
2882762,5103,038
2892782,5623,026
2932792,6133,014
2962802,6632,998
3042812,7132,979
3112822,7642,957
3192832,8162,934
3192852,8712,915
3182862,9282,900
3192872,9862,892
3212883,0472,888
3242893,1102,882
3272903,1742,876
3312913,2402,868
3352913,3072,863
3432923,3752,861
3532933,4442,854
3612943,5122,842
3662943,5822,825
3722953,6512,799
3802953,6962,787

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, Oman, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.