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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 IcelandBarbadosYemenCentral African Republic
27727316,7283,889
28127417,2363,980
28527517,7624,054
28827618,3104,128
28927818,8554,215
29327919,4104,289
29628020,0004,363
30428120,6114,449
31128221,2364,544
31928321,8784,641
31928522,5334,742
31828623,1954,845
31928723,8804,950
32128824,5945,057
32428925,3115,167
32729026,0205,278
33129126,6985,392
33529127,3475,507
34329227,9855,625
35329328,6085,745
36129429,2165,874
36629429,8116,025
37229530,3996,154
38029531,0586,291

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, Yemen, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.