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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	Dominica	Iceland	Laos	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	70	277	5,286	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	71	281	5,397	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	71	285	5,499	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	72	288	5,578	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	72	289	5,654	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	72	293	5,746	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	72	296	5,836	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	72	304	5,931	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	72	311	6,035	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	73	319	6,145	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	73	319	6,257	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	73	318	6,368	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	73	319	6,477	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	73	321	6,586	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	73	324	6,695	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	73	327	6,804	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	74	331	6,912	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	74	335	7,019	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	74	343	7,127	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	74	353	7,234	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	75	361	7,343	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	75	366	7,452	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	76	372	7,560	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	76	380	7,666	6,291

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 Dominica, Laos, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.