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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 IcelandMaltaMoldovaCongo - Kinshasa
2773874,24451,181
2813904,19952,782
2853934,15454,453
2883964,10856,170
2893984,05957,860
2934014,01359,599
2964043,96661,474
3044053,91963,479
3114063,87365,590
3194093,82967,800
3194123,78870,114
3184143,74872,550
3194163,70975,138
3214203,67177,792
3244263,63380,534
3274353,59583,368
3314453,55886,229
3354553,52289,193
3434683,48592,209
3534853,44895,232
3615043,41298,320
3665163,376101,499
3725183,339104,767
3805303,570108,171

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, Moldova, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.