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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 IcelandLuxembourgCongo - KinshasaAlbania
27743351,1813,085
28143852,7823,065
28544354,4533,047
28844856,1703,038
28945457,8603,026
29346059,5993,014
29646761,4742,998
30447463,4792,979
31148265,5902,957
31949167,8002,934
31950070,1142,915
31850972,5502,900
31952175,1382,892
32153377,7922,888
32454780,5342,882
32756083,3682,876
33157186,2292,868
33558689,1932,863
34359992,2092,861
35361095,2322,854
36162398,3202,842
366633101,4992,825
372643104,7672,799
380651108,1712,787

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