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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 IcelandMoldovaRomaniaGuinea
2774,24422,4147,610
2814,19922,2627,780
2854,15422,1067,821
2884,10821,9317,906
2894,05921,8288,121
2934,01321,7048,317
2963,96621,5718,478
3043,91921,4438,650
3113,87321,1298,860
3193,82920,7799,091
3193,78820,6079,327
3183,74820,4859,571
3193,70920,3859,825
3213,67120,29610,084
3243,63320,22410,351
3273,59520,15110,632
3313,55820,05510,924
3353,52219,93811,225
3433,48519,82311,534
3533,44819,71311,855
3613,41219,62212,160
3663,37619,49612,469
3723,33919,35112,778
3803,57019,26613,087

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.

Romania

  • 1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
  • 1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

No separate list is published for Moldova, Guinea; the database as a whole is cited above.