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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 IcelandCongo - KinshasaAlbaniaMongolia
27751,1813,0852,433
28152,7823,0652,461
28554,4533,0472,489
28856,1703,0382,519
28957,8603,0262,547
29359,5993,0142,574
29661,4742,9982,602
30463,4792,9792,633
31165,5902,9572,666
31967,8002,9342,702
31970,1142,9152,741
31872,5502,9002,783
31975,1382,8922,827
32177,7922,8882,870
32480,5342,8822,912
32783,3682,8762,953
33186,2292,8682,993
33589,1932,8633,031
34392,2092,8613,068
35395,2322,8543,103
36198,3202,8423,171
366101,4992,8253,231
372104,7672,7993,284
380108,1712,7873,333

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Albania, Mongolia; the database as a whole is cited above.