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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 IcelandBarbadosParaguaySudan
2772735,36626,168
2812745,47326,771
2852755,57927,387
2882765,68328,017
2892785,78628,662
2932795,88629,321
2962805,98429,996
3042816,08030,686
3112826,17331,393
3192836,26432,137
3192856,35233,078
3182866,43833,891
3192876,52234,568
3212886,60535,293
3242896,68836,093
3272906,76937,058
3312916,85038,165
3352916,93039,294
3432927,01240,512
3532937,09541,764
3612947,17942,952
3662947,26344,121
3722957,34845,290
3802957,43246,498

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