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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 IcelandQatarAlbaniaCongo - Kinshasa
2776273,08551,181
2816593,06552,782
2856913,04754,453
2887243,03856,170
2897573,02657,860
2938503,01459,599
2961,0012,99861,474
3041,1532,97963,479
3111,3062,95765,590
3191,4602,93467,800
3191,6152,91570,114
3181,7702,90072,550
3191,9042,89275,138
3212,0102,88877,792
3242,1032,88280,534
3272,1872,87683,368
3312,2612,86886,229
3352,3262,86389,193
3432,3842,86192,209
3532,4352,85495,232
3612,4802,84298,320
3662,5192,825101,499
3722,5532,799104,767
3802,5592,787108,171

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 Qatar, Albania, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.