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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 IcelandCentral African RepublicYemenBarbados
2773,88916,728273
2813,98017,236274
2854,05417,762275
2884,12818,310276
2894,21518,855278
2934,28919,410279
2964,36320,000280
3044,44920,611281
3114,54421,236282
3194,64121,878283
3194,74222,533285
3184,84523,195286
3194,95023,880287
3215,05724,594288
3245,16725,311289
3275,27826,020290
3315,39226,698291
3355,50727,347291
3435,62527,985292
3535,74528,608293
3615,87429,216294
3666,02529,811294
3726,15430,399295
3806,29131,058295

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