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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandSerbiaMalta
2777,611387
2817,587390
2857,574393
2887,570396
2897,551398
2937,533401
2967,510404
3047,481405
3117,451406
3197,419409
3197,389412
3187,360414
3197,304416
3217,269420
3247,234426
3277,199435
3317,162445
3357,124455
3437,087468
3537,048485
3617,010504
3666,964516
3726,898518
3806,833530

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.

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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.

Serbia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.