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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 IcelandOmanCongo - KinshasaBarbados
2772,34851,181273
2812,40352,782274
2852,45754,453275
2882,51056,170276
2892,56257,860278
2932,61359,599279
2962,66361,474280
3042,71363,479281
3112,76465,590282
3192,81667,800283
3192,87170,114285
3182,92872,550286
3192,98675,138287
3213,04777,792288
3243,11080,534289
3273,17483,368290
3313,24086,229291
3353,30789,193291
3433,37592,209292
3533,44495,232293
3613,51298,320294
3663,582101,499294
3723,651104,767295
3803,696108,171295

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