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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 IcelandHong Kong SAR ChinaOmanCongo - Kinshasa
2776,5872,34851,181
2816,6462,40352,782
2856,6952,45754,453
2886,7252,51056,170
2896,7122,56257,860
2936,7652,61359,599
2966,7942,66361,474
3046,8382,71363,479
3116,8972,76465,590
3196,9382,81667,800
3196,9532,87170,114
3187,0042,92872,550
3197,0522,98675,138
3217,1303,04777,792
3247,1593,11080,534
3277,2093,17483,368
3317,2713,24086,229
3357,3163,30789,193
3437,3723,37592,209
3537,4323,44495,232
3617,4873,51298,320
3667,4603,582101,499
3727,3923,651104,767
3807,3873,696108,171

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 Hong Kong SAR China, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.