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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 - KinshasaBarbados
27743351,181273
28143852,782274
28544354,453275
28844856,170276
28945457,860278
29346059,599279
29646761,474280
30447463,479281
31148265,590282
31949167,800283
31950070,114285
31850972,550286
31952175,138287
32153377,792288
32454780,534289
32756083,368290
33157186,229291
33558689,193291
34359992,209292
35361095,232293
36162398,320294
366633101,499294
372643104,767295
380651108,171295

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