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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 IcelandBarbadosOmanComoros
2772732,348531
2812742,403545
2852752,457559
2882762,510574
2892782,562590
2932792,613606
2962802,663623
3042812,713640
3112822,764657
3192832,816674
3192852,871690
3182862,928706
3192872,986722
3212883,047737
3242893,110752
3272903,174767
3312913,240781
3352913,307795
3432923,375808
3532933,444821
3612943,512837
3662943,582853
3722953,651869
3802953,696885

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