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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 IcelandLuxembourgAlbaniaEstonia
2774333,0851,378
2814383,0651,400
2854433,0471,391
2884483,0381,382
2894543,0261,374
2934603,0141,365
2964672,9981,357
3044742,9791,349
3114822,9571,341
3194912,9341,337
3195002,9151,334
3185092,9001,332
3195212,8921,328
3215332,8881,324
3245472,8821,319
3275602,8761,314
3315712,8681,312
3355862,8631,314
3435992,8611,314
3536102,8541,318
3616232,8421,323
3666332,8251,327
3726432,7991,329
3806512,7871,330

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 Luxembourg, Albania, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.