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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 IcelandBarbadosSudanPalestinian Territories
27727326,1682,996
28127426,7713,075
28527527,3873,155
28827628,0173,235
28927828,6623,315
29327929,3213,396
29628029,9963,478
30428130,6863,559
31128231,3933,642
31928332,1373,727
31928533,0783,817
31828633,8913,907
31928734,5683,997
32128835,2934,088
32428936,0934,178
32729037,0584,269
33129138,1654,359
33529139,2944,451
34329240,5124,533
35329341,7644,615
36129442,9524,715
36629444,1214,820
37229545,2904,930
38029546,4985,042

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