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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 IcelandPuerto RicoBarbadosLuxembourg
2773,800273433
2813,811274438
2853,819275443
2883,824276448
2893,826278454
2933,827279460
2963,822280467
3043,805281474
3113,783282482
3193,761283491
3193,741285500
3183,722286509
3193,679287521
3213,636288533
3243,589289547
3273,534290560
3313,473291571
3353,411291586
3433,352292599
3533,295293610
3613,268294623
3663,247294633
3723,232295643
3803,228295651

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 Puerto Rico, Barbados, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.