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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 IcelandOmanHondurasBarbados
2772,3486,198273
2812,4036,367274
2852,4576,535275
2882,5106,698276
2892,5626,863278
2932,6137,028279
2962,6637,194280
3042,7137,359281
3112,7647,522282
3192,8167,682283
3192,8717,839285
3182,9287,991286
3192,9868,141287
3213,0478,288288
3243,1108,429289
3273,1748,546290
3313,2408,661291
3353,3078,770291
3433,3758,878292
3533,4449,002293
3613,5129,154294
3663,5829,304294
3723,6519,448295
3803,6969,590295

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