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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 IcelandMoldovaParaguayLuxembourg
2774,2445,366433
2814,1995,473438
2854,1545,579443
2884,1085,683448
2894,0595,786454
2934,0135,886460
2963,9665,984467
3043,9196,080474
3113,8736,173482
3193,8296,264491
3193,7886,352500
3183,7486,438509
3193,7096,522521
3213,6716,605533
3243,6336,688547
3273,5956,769560
3313,5586,850571
3353,5226,930586
3433,4857,012599
3533,4487,095610
3613,4127,179623
3663,3767,263633
3723,3397,348643
3803,5707,432651

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 Moldova, Paraguay, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.