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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Dominica	Malta	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	277	70	387	273
Dec 31, 2000	281	71	390	274
Dec 31, 2001	285	71	393	275
Dec 31, 2002	288	72	396	276
Dec 31, 2003	289	72	398	278
Dec 31, 2004	293	72	401	279
Dec 31, 2005	296	72	404	280
Dec 31, 2006	304	72	405	281
Dec 31, 2007	311	72	406	282
Dec 31, 2008	319	73	409	283
Dec 31, 2009	319	73	412	285
Dec 31, 2010	318	73	414	286
Dec 31, 2011	319	73	416	287
Dec 31, 2012	321	73	420	288
Dec 31, 2013	324	73	426	289
Dec 31, 2014	327	73	435	290
Dec 31, 2015	331	74	445	291
Dec 31, 2016	335	74	455	291
Dec 31, 2017	343	74	468	292
Dec 31, 2018	353	74	485	293
Dec 31, 2019	361	75	504	294
Dec 31, 2020	366	75	516	294
Dec 31, 2021	372	76	518	295
Dec 31, 2022	380	76	530	295

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, Malta, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.