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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 IcelandEstoniaCongo - KinshasaBarbados
2771,37851,181273
2811,40052,782274
2851,39154,453275
2881,38256,170276
2891,37457,860278
2931,36559,599279
2961,35761,474280
3041,34963,479281
3111,34165,590282
3191,33767,800283
3191,33470,114285
3181,33272,550286
3191,32875,138287
3211,32477,792288
3241,31980,534289
3271,31483,368290
3311,31286,229291
3351,31489,193291
3431,31492,209292
3531,31895,232293
3611,32398,320294
3661,327101,499294
3721,329104,767295
3801,330108,171295

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 Estonia, Congo - Kinshasa, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.