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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 IcelandBarbadosOmanMoldova
2772732,3484,244
2812742,4034,199
2852752,4574,154
2882762,5104,108
2892782,5624,059
2932792,6134,013
2962802,6633,966
3042812,7133,919
3112822,7643,873
3192832,8163,829
3192852,8713,788
3182862,9283,748
3192872,9863,709
3212883,0473,671
3242893,1103,633
3272903,1743,595
3312913,2403,558
3352913,3073,522
3432923,3753,485
3532933,4443,448
3612943,5123,412
3662943,5823,376
3722953,6513,339
3802953,6963,570

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