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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 IcelandNepalOmanBarbados
27723,0872,348273
28123,4872,403274
28523,8872,457275
28824,2732,510276
28924,6452,562278
29324,9892,613279
29625,2552,663280
30425,4842,713281
31125,7322,764282
31925,9982,816283
31926,2982,871285
31826,6642,928286
31927,0812,986287
32127,5053,047288
32427,9173,110289
32728,3113,174290
33128,6783,240291
33529,0343,307291
34329,3843,375292
35329,7183,444293
36130,0573,512294
36630,5953,582294
37231,3113,651295
38031,8453,696295

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 Nepal, Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.