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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 IcelandSudanAlbaniaSt. Lucia
27726,1683,085152
28126,7713,065153
28527,3873,047154
28828,0173,038155
28928,6623,026156
29329,3213,014157
29629,9962,998157
30430,6862,979158
31131,3932,957159
31932,1372,934160
31933,0782,915160
31833,8912,900161
31934,5682,892162
32135,2932,888162
32436,0932,882163
32737,0582,876163
33138,1652,868164
33539,2942,863164
34340,5122,861165
35341,7642,854166
36142,9522,842166
36644,1212,825167
37245,2902,799167
38046,4982,787167

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 Sudan, Albania, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.