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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 IcelandParaguayCongo - KinshasaBarbados
2775,36651,181273
2815,47352,782274
2855,57954,453275
2885,68356,170276
2895,78657,860278
2935,88659,599279
2965,98461,474280
3046,08063,479281
3116,17365,590282
3196,26467,800283
3196,35270,114285
3186,43872,550286
3196,52275,138287
3216,60577,792288
3246,68880,534289
3276,76983,368290
3316,85086,229291
3356,93089,193291
3437,01292,209292
3537,09595,232293
3617,17998,320294
3667,263101,499294
3727,348104,767295
3807,432108,171295

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