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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 IcelandSão Tomé & PríncipeAlbania
2771383,085
2811413,065
2851443,047
2881473,038
2891513,026
2931543,014
2961582,998
3041612,979
3111652,957
3191682,934
3191722,915
3181762,900
3191802,892
3211832,888
3241872,882
3271902,876
3311942,868
3351982,863
3432012,861
3532042,854
3612082,842
3662122,825
3722162,799
3802202,787

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.

No separate list is published for São Tomé & Príncipe, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.