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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 IcelandDominicaSudanEstonia
2777026,1681,378
2817126,7711,400
2857127,3871,391
2887228,0171,382
2897228,6621,374
2937229,3211,365
2967229,9961,357
3047230,6861,349
3117231,3931,341
3197332,1371,337
3197333,0781,334
3187333,8911,332
3197334,5681,328
3217335,2931,324
3247336,0931,319
3277337,0581,314
3317438,1651,312
3357439,2941,314
3437440,5121,314
3537441,7641,318
3617542,9521,323
3667544,1211,327
3727645,2901,329
3807646,4981,330

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