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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandBelarusPuerto Rico
27710,0643,800
28110,0343,811
28510,0003,819
2889,9553,824
2899,9053,826
2939,8563,827
2969,8073,822
3049,7643,805
3119,7343,783
3199,7133,761
3199,6973,741
3189,6813,722
3199,6623,679
3219,6433,636
3249,6243,589
3279,6053,534
3319,5853,473
3359,5643,411
3439,5423,352
3539,5193,295
3619,4953,268
3669,4693,247
3729,4423,232
3809,4003,228

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.

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