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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 IcelandDominicaEstoniaParaguay
277701,3785,366
281711,4005,473
285711,3915,579
288721,3825,683
289721,3745,786
293721,3655,886
296721,3575,984
304721,3496,080
311721,3416,173
319731,3376,264
319731,3346,352
318731,3326,438
319731,3286,522
321731,3246,605
324731,3196,688
327731,3146,769
331741,3126,850
335741,3146,930
343741,3147,012
353741,3187,095
361751,3237,179
366751,3277,263
372761,3297,348
380761,3307,432

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.

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