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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 IcelandEstoniaParaguayBarbados
2771,3785,366273
2811,4005,473274
2851,3915,579275
2881,3825,683276
2891,3745,786278
2931,3655,886279
2961,3575,984280
3041,3496,080281
3111,3416,173282
3191,3376,264283
3191,3346,352285
3181,3326,438286
3191,3286,522287
3211,3246,605288
3241,3196,688289
3271,3146,769290
3311,3126,850291
3351,3146,930291
3431,3147,012292
3531,3187,095293
3611,3237,179294
3661,3277,263294
3721,3297,348295
3801,3307,432295

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