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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 IcelandMaltaDenmarkParaguay
2773875,3225,366
2813905,3395,473
2853935,3585,579
2883965,3775,683
2893985,3915,786
2934015,4045,886
2964045,4205,984
3044055,4386,080
3114065,4616,173
3194095,4946,264
3194125,5246,352
3184145,5486,438
3194165,5716,522
3214205,5926,605
3244265,6146,688
3274355,6446,769
3314455,6836,850
3354555,7306,930
3434685,7667,012
3534855,7957,095
3615045,8187,179
3665165,8317,263
3725185,8557,348
3805305,9077,432

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