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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 IcelandBarbadosOmanTanzania
2772732,34832,912
2812742,40333,953
2852752,45734,974
2882762,51036,021
2892782,56237,100
2932792,61338,167
2962802,66339,262
3042812,71340,387
3112822,76441,557
3192832,81642,741
3192852,87143,889
3182862,92845,132
3192872,98646,531
3212883,04747,965
3242893,11049,437
3272903,17450,965
3312913,24052,604
3352913,30754,336
3432923,37556,062
3532933,44457,765
3612943,51259,465
3662943,58261,191
3722953,65162,944
3802953,69664,835

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