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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 IcelandDominicaParaguayEstonia
277705,3661,378
281715,4731,400
285715,5791,391
288725,6831,382
289725,7861,374
293725,8861,365
296725,9841,357
304726,0801,349
311726,1731,341
319736,2641,337
319736,3521,334
318736,4381,332
319736,5221,328
321736,6051,324
324736,6881,319
327736,7691,314
331746,8501,312
335746,9301,314
343747,0121,314
353747,0951,318
361757,1791,323
366757,2631,327
372767,3481,329
380767,4321,330

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, Paraguay, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.