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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 IcelandCape VerdeOmanCongo - Kinshasa
2774222,34851,181
2814302,40352,782
2854382,45754,453
2884472,51056,170
2894552,56257,860
2934632,61359,599
2964712,66361,474
3044782,71363,479
3114862,76465,590
3194942,81667,800
3195012,87170,114
3185092,92872,550
3195162,98675,138
3215243,04777,792
3245313,11080,534
3275393,17483,368
3315463,24086,229
3355533,30789,193
3435623,37592,209
3535683,44495,232
3615743,51298,320
3665803,582101,499
3725853,651104,767
3805903,696108,171

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 Cape Verde, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.