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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 IcelandOmanBangladeshBarbados
2772,348132,907273
2812,403135,207274
2852,457137,420275
2882,510139,573276
2892,562141,650278
2932,613143,644279
2962,663145,546280
3042,713147,376281
3112,764149,047282
3192,816150,562283
3192,871152,189285
3182,928153,927286
3192,986155,634287
3213,047157,326288
3243,110158,999289
3273,174160,650290
3313,240162,273291
3353,307163,938291
3433,375165,655292
3533,444167,358293
3613,512169,045294
3663,582170,709294
3723,651172,354295
3803,696174,217295

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.

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

No separate list is published for Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.