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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	Finland	Oman	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	5,166	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	5,176	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	5,188	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	5,201	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	5,213	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	5,228	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	5,246	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	5,266	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	5,289	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	5,313	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	5,339	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	5,363	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	5,388	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	5,414	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	5,439	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	5,463	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	5,481	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	5,495	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	5,508	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	5,516	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	5,522	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	5,531	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	5,542	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	5,556	3,696	220

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

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

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