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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 IcelandEstoniaParaguayCongo - Kinshasa
2771,3785,36651,181
2811,4005,47352,782
2851,3915,57954,453
2881,3825,68356,170
2891,3745,78657,860
2931,3655,88659,599
2961,3575,98461,474
3041,3496,08063,479
3111,3416,17365,590
3191,3376,26467,800
3191,3346,35270,114
3181,3326,43872,550
3191,3286,52275,138
3211,3246,60577,792
3241,3196,68880,534
3271,3146,76983,368
3311,3126,85086,229
3351,3146,93089,193
3431,3147,01292,209
3531,3187,09595,232
3611,3237,17998,320
3661,3277,263101,499
3721,3297,348104,767
3801,3307,432108,171

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