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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 IcelandDominicaSudanMoldova
2777026,1684,244
2817126,7714,199
2857127,3874,154
2887228,0174,108
2897228,6624,059
2937229,3214,013
2967229,9963,966
3047230,6863,919
3117231,3933,873
3197332,1373,829
3197333,0783,788
3187333,8913,748
3197334,5683,709
3217335,2933,671
3247336,0933,633
3277337,0583,595
3317438,1653,558
3357439,2943,522
3437440,5123,485
3537441,7643,448
3617542,9523,412
3667544,1213,376
3727645,2903,339
3807646,4983,570

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, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.