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Population, long-run history

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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandNigeriaUnited Arab Emirates
277121,6493,101
281125,0143,284
285128,5133,458
288132,1653,613
289135,9713,754
293139,9003,882
296143,9144,000
304148,0194,532
311152,1955,623
319156,4347,277
319160,7518,164
318165,1428,152
319169,6078,438
321174,1428,747
324178,7379,077
327183,3629,321
331187,9799,461
335192,5949,587
343197,4179,699
353202,4989,796
361207,6999,879
366213,0219,953
372218,47310,018
380223,73510,099

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.

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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.

Nigeria

  • 1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.