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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 Congo - KinshasaIcelandOman
51,1812772,348
52,7822812,403
54,4532852,457
56,1702882,510
57,8602892,562
59,5992932,613
61,4742962,663
63,4793042,713
65,5903112,764
67,8003192,816
70,1143192,871
72,5503182,928
75,1383192,986
77,7923213,047
80,5343243,110
83,3683273,174
86,2293313,240
89,1933353,307
92,2093433,375
95,2323533,444
98,3203613,512
101,4993663,582
104,7673723,651
108,1713803,696

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.