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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 IcelandDominicaAlbaniaNorth Macedonia
277703,0852,006
281713,0652,017
285713,0472,026
288723,0382,011
289723,0262,018
293723,0142,024
296722,9982,028
304722,9792,031
311722,9572,035
319732,9342,038
319732,9152,042
318732,9002,046
319732,8922,049
321732,8882,052
324732,8822,055
327732,8762,058
331742,8682,061
335742,8632,063
343742,8612,065
353742,8542,067
361752,8422,068
366752,8252,065
372762,7992,057
380762,7872,048

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.

North Macedonia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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