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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 IcelandSt. LuciaAlbaniaCongo - Kinshasa
2771523,08551,181
2811533,06552,782
2851543,04754,453
2881553,03856,170
2891563,02657,860
2931573,01459,599
2961572,99861,474
3041582,97963,479
3111592,95765,590
3191602,93467,800
3191602,91570,114
3181612,90072,550
3191622,89275,138
3211622,88877,792
3241632,88280,534
3271632,87683,368
3311642,86886,229
3351642,86389,193
3431652,86192,209
3531662,85495,232
3611662,84298,320
3661672,825101,499
3721672,799104,767
3801672,787108,171

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 St. Lucia, Albania, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.