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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 IcelandSudanPalestinian TerritoriesBarbados
27726,1682,996273
28126,7713,075274
28527,3873,155275
28828,0173,235276
28928,6623,315278
29329,3213,396279
29629,9963,478280
30430,6863,559281
31131,3933,642282
31932,1373,727283
31933,0783,817285
31833,8913,907286
31934,5683,997287
32135,2934,088288
32436,0934,178289
32737,0584,269290
33138,1654,359291
33539,2944,451291
34340,5124,533292
35341,7644,615293
36142,9524,715294
36644,1214,820294
37245,2904,930295
38046,4985,042295

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