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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 IcelandBarbadosPuerto RicoEstonia
2772733,8001,378
2812743,8111,400
2852753,8191,391
2882763,8241,382
2892783,8261,374
2932793,8271,365
2962803,8221,357
3042813,8051,349
3112823,7831,341
3192833,7611,337
3192853,7411,334
3182863,7221,332
3192873,6791,328
3212883,6361,324
3242893,5891,319
3272903,5341,314
3312913,4731,312
3352913,4111,314
3432923,3521,314
3532933,2951,318
3612943,2681,323
3662943,2471,327
3722953,2321,329
3802953,2281,330

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, Puerto Rico, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.