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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 RicoParaguay
2772733,8005,366
2812743,8115,473
2852753,8195,579
2882763,8245,683
2892783,8265,786
2932793,8275,886
2962803,8225,984
3042813,8056,080
3112823,7836,173
3192833,7616,264
3192853,7416,352
3182863,7226,438
3192873,6796,522
3212883,6366,605
3242893,5896,688
3272903,5346,769
3312913,4736,850
3352913,4116,930
3432923,3527,012
3532933,2957,095
3612943,2687,179
3662943,2477,263
3722953,2327,348
3802953,2287,432

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