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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 IcelandBarbadosOmanEthiopia
2772732,34863,575
2812742,40365,213
2852752,45766,889
2882762,51068,649
2892782,56270,491
2932792,61372,389
2962802,66374,327
3042812,71376,326
3112822,76478,411
3192832,81680,564
3192852,87182,787
3182862,92885,096
3192872,98687,530
3212883,04790,066
3242893,11092,632
3272903,17495,337
3312913,24098,114
3352913,307100,858
3432923,375103,654
3532933,444106,466
3612943,512109,267
3662943,582112,100
3722953,651114,964
3802953,696117,924

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