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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandUnited Arab EmiratesOmanPuerto Rico
2773,1012,3483,800
2813,2842,4033,811
2853,4582,4573,819
2883,6132,5103,824
2893,7542,5623,826
2933,8822,6133,827
2964,0002,6633,822
3044,5322,7133,805
3115,6232,7643,783
3197,2772,8163,761
3198,1642,8713,741
3188,1522,9283,722
3198,4382,9863,679
3218,7473,0473,636
3249,0773,1103,589
3279,3213,1743,534
3319,4613,2403,473
3359,5873,3073,411
3439,6993,3753,352
3539,7963,4443,295
3619,8793,5123,268
3669,9533,5823,247
37210,0183,6513,232
38010,0993,6963,228

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 United Arab Emirates, Oman, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.