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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 IcelandDominicaBangladeshParaguay
27770132,9075,366
28171135,2075,473
28571137,4205,579
28872139,5735,683
28972141,6505,786
29372143,6445,886
29672145,5465,984
30472147,3766,080
31172149,0476,173
31973150,5626,264
31973152,1896,352
31873153,9276,438
31973155,6346,522
32173157,3266,605
32473158,9996,688
32773160,6506,769
33174162,2736,850
33574163,9386,930
34374165,6557,012
35374167,3587,095
36175169,0457,179
36675170,7097,263
37276172,3547,348
38076174,2177,432

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.

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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