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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 IcelandBarbadosOmanSt. Lucia
2772732,348152
2812742,403153
2852752,457154
2882762,510155
2892782,562156
2932792,613157
2962802,663157
3042812,713158
3112822,764159
3192832,816160
3192852,871160
3182862,928161
3192872,986162
3212883,047162
3242893,110163
3272903,174163
3312913,240164
3352913,307164
3432923,375165
3532933,444166
3612943,512166
3662943,582167
3722953,651167
3802953,696167

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, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.