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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Italy	Qatar	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	277	56,940	627	273
Dec 31, 2000	281	56,966	659	274
Dec 31, 2001	285	57,004	691	275
Dec 31, 2002	288	57,114	724	276
Dec 31, 2003	289	57,423	757	278
Dec 31, 2004	293	57,852	850	279
Dec 31, 2005	296	58,191	1,001	280
Dec 31, 2006	304	58,424	1,153	281
Dec 31, 2007	311	58,781	1,306	282
Dec 31, 2008	319	59,236	1,460	283
Dec 31, 2009	319	59,580	1,615	285
Dec 31, 2010	318	59,844	1,770	286
Dec 31, 2011	319	60,052	1,904	287
Dec 31, 2012	321	60,216	2,010	288
Dec 31, 2013	324	60,337	2,103	289
Dec 31, 2014	327	60,346	2,187	290
Dec 31, 2015	331	60,255	2,261	291
Dec 31, 2016	335	60,140	2,326	291
Dec 31, 2017	343	60,027	2,384	292
Dec 31, 2018	353	59,902	2,435	293
Dec 31, 2019	361	59,754	2,480	294
Dec 31, 2020	366	59,464	2,519	294
Dec 31, 2021	372	59,158	2,553	295
Dec 31, 2022	380	58,966	2,559	295

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.

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for Qatar, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.