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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 IcelandMaliMoldovaBarbados
27710,5964,244273
28110,8334,199274
28510,8904,154275
28811,0074,108276
28911,3074,059278
29311,5794,013279
29611,8043,966280
30412,0433,919281
31112,3373,873282
31912,6573,829283
31912,9863,788285
31813,3253,748286
31913,6793,709287
32114,0403,671288
32414,4123,633289
32714,8033,595290
33115,2103,558291
33515,6293,522291
34316,0603,485292
35316,5073,448293
36116,9673,412294
36617,4423,376294
37217,9303,339295
38018,4943,570295

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 Mali, Moldova, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.