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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 IcelandHondurasOmanCongo - Kinshasa
2776,1982,34851,181
2816,3672,40352,782
2856,5352,45754,453
2886,6982,51056,170
2896,8632,56257,860
2937,0282,61359,599
2967,1942,66361,474
3047,3592,71363,479
3117,5222,76465,590
3197,6822,81667,800
3197,8392,87170,114
3187,9912,92872,550
3198,1412,98675,138
3218,2883,04777,792
3248,4293,11080,534
3278,5463,17483,368
3318,6613,24086,229
3358,7703,30789,193
3438,8783,37592,209
3539,0023,44495,232
3619,1543,51298,320
3669,3043,582101,499
3729,4483,651104,767
3809,5903,696108,171

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