Population, long-run history: compare countries

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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	North Macedonia	Sudan	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,006	26,168	273
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,017	26,771	274
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,026	27,387	275
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,011	28,017	276
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,018	28,662	278
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,024	29,321	279
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,028	29,996	280
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,031	30,686	281
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,035	31,393	282
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,038	32,137	283
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,042	33,078	285
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,046	33,891	286
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,049	34,568	287
Dec 31, 2012	321	2,052	35,293	288
Dec 31, 2013	324	2,055	36,093	289
Dec 31, 2014	327	2,058	37,058	290
Dec 31, 2015	331	2,061	38,165	291
Dec 31, 2016	335	2,063	39,294	291
Dec 31, 2017	343	2,065	40,512	292
Dec 31, 2018	353	2,067	41,764	293
Dec 31, 2019	361	2,068	42,952	294
Dec 31, 2020	366	2,065	44,121	294
Dec 31, 2021	372	2,057	45,290	295
Dec 31, 2022	380	2,048	46,498	295

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.

North Macedonia

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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