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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 IcelandEthiopiaOmanCongo - Kinshasa
27763,5752,34851,181
28165,2132,40352,782
28566,8892,45754,453
28868,6492,51056,170
28970,4912,56257,860
29372,3892,61359,599
29674,3272,66361,474
30476,3262,71363,479
31178,4112,76465,590
31980,5642,81667,800
31982,7872,87170,114
31885,0962,92872,550
31987,5302,98675,138
32190,0663,04777,792
32492,6323,11080,534
32795,3373,17483,368
33198,1143,24086,229
335100,8583,30789,193
343103,6543,37592,209
353106,4663,44495,232
361109,2673,51298,320
366112,1003,582101,499
372114,9643,651104,767
380117,9243,696108,171

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