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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 IcelandMaltaParaguayAlbania
2773875,3663,085
2813905,4733,065
2853935,5793,047
2883965,6833,038
2893985,7863,026
2934015,8863,014
2964045,9842,998
3044056,0802,979
3114066,1732,957
3194096,2642,934
3194126,3522,915
3184146,4382,900
3194166,5222,892
3214206,6052,888
3244266,6882,882
3274356,7692,876
3314456,8502,868
3354556,9302,863
3434687,0122,861
3534857,0952,854
3615047,1792,842
3665167,2632,825
3725187,3482,799
3805307,4322,787

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