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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 IcelandDominicaLaosPuerto Rico
277705,2863,800
281715,3973,811
285715,4993,819
288725,5783,824
289725,6543,826
293725,7463,827
296725,8363,822
304725,9313,805
311726,0353,783
319736,1453,761
319736,2573,741
318736,3683,722
319736,4773,679
321736,5863,636
324736,6953,589
327736,8043,534
331746,9123,473
335747,0193,411
343747,1273,352
353747,2343,295
361757,3433,268
366757,4523,247
372767,5603,232
380767,6663,228

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, Laos, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.