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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 IcelandOmanMadagascarBarbados
2772,34815,259273
2812,40315,707274
2852,45716,162275
2882,51016,631276
2892,56217,114278
2932,61317,610279
2962,66318,120280
3042,71318,641281
3112,76419,173282
3192,81619,717283
3192,87120,272285
3182,92820,837286
3192,98621,413287
3213,04721,999288
3243,11022,593289
3273,17423,196290
3313,24023,806291
3353,30724,423291
3433,37525,044292
3533,44425,671293
3613,51226,302294
3663,58226,936294
3723,65127,573295
3803,69628,237295

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