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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 IcelandChileAlbaniaMoldova
27715,1403,0854,244
28115,3403,0654,199
28515,5133,0474,154
28815,6863,0384,108
28915,8593,0264,059
29316,0293,0144,013
29616,2222,9983,966
30416,3642,9793,919
31116,5362,9573,873
31916,7002,9343,829
31916,8642,9153,788
31816,9992,9003,748
31917,1892,8923,709
32117,3782,8883,671
32417,5452,8823,633
32717,7202,8763,595
33117,9042,8683,558
33518,0992,8633,522
34318,3502,8613,485
35318,6812,8543,448
36119,0352,8423,412
36619,3852,8253,376
37219,6042,7993,339
38019,7152,7873,570

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.

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

No separate list is published for Albania, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.