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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 IcelandLithuaniaCongo - KinshasaBarbados
2773,41951,181273
2813,39552,782274
2853,36754,453275
2883,34056,170276
2893,31357,860278
2933,27659,599279
2963,22361,474280
3043,17263,479281
3113,13465,590282
3193,10267,800283
3193,06870,114285
3183,00472,550286
3192,93775,138287
3212,89877,792288
3242,86980,534289
3272,84483,368290
3312,81886,229291
3352,78289,193291
3432,74492,209292
3532,71895,232293
3612,71098,320294
3662,711101,499294
3722,724104,767295
3802,748108,171295

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 Lithuania, Congo - Kinshasa, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.