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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 - KinshasaOmanSt. Lucia
27751,1812,348152
28152,7822,403153
28554,4532,457154
28856,1702,510155
28957,8602,562156
29359,5992,613157
29661,4742,663157
30463,4792,713158
31165,5902,764159
31967,8002,816160
31970,1142,871160
31872,5502,928161
31975,1382,986162
32177,7923,047162
32480,5343,110163
32783,3683,174163
33186,2293,240164
33589,1933,307164
34392,2093,375165
35395,2323,444166
36198,3203,512166
366101,4993,582167
372104,7673,651167
380108,1713,696167

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, Oman, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.