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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 IcelandPalestinian TerritoriesParaguayBarbados
2772,9965,366273
2813,0755,473274
2853,1555,579275
2883,2355,683276
2893,3155,786278
2933,3965,886279
2963,4785,984280
3043,5596,080281
3113,6426,173282
3193,7276,264283
3193,8176,352285
3183,9076,438286
3193,9976,522287
3214,0886,605288
3244,1786,688289
3274,2696,769290
3314,3596,850291
3354,4516,930291
3434,5337,012292
3534,6157,095293
3614,7157,179294
3664,8207,263294
3724,9307,348295
3805,0427,432295

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 Palestinian Territories, Paraguay, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.