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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Oman	Chile	Iceland
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	15,140	277
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	15,340	281
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	15,513	285
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	15,686	288
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	15,859	289
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	16,029	293
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	16,222	296
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	16,364	304
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	16,536	311
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	16,700	319
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	16,864	319
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	16,999	318
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	17,189	319
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	17,378	321
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	17,545	324
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	17,720	327
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	17,904	331
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	18,099	335
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	18,350	343
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	18,681	353
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	19,035	361
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	19,385	366
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	19,604	372
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	19,715	380

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

Chile

1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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