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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 IcelandHondurasOmanBarbados
2776,1982,348273
2816,3672,403274
2856,5352,457275
2886,6982,510276
2896,8632,562278
2937,0282,613279
2967,1942,663280
3047,3592,713281
3117,5222,764282
3197,6822,816283
3197,8392,871285
3187,9912,928286
3198,1412,986287
3218,2883,047288
3248,4293,110289
3278,5463,174290
3318,6613,240291
3358,7703,307291
3438,8783,375292
3539,0023,444293
3619,1543,512294
3669,3043,582294
3729,4483,651295
3809,5903,696295

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