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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 IcelandMaltaBarbadosParaguay
2773872735,366
2813902745,473
2853932755,579
2883962765,683
2893982785,786
2934012795,886
2964042805,984
3044052816,080
3114062826,173
3194092836,264
3194122856,352
3184142866,438
3194162876,522
3214202886,605
3244262896,688
3274352906,769
3314452916,850
3354552916,930
3434682927,012
3534852937,095
3615042947,179
3665162947,263
3725182957,348
3805302957,432

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 Malta, Barbados, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.