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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 IcelandAlbaniaOmanMorocco
2773,0852,34828,400
2813,0652,40328,744
2853,0472,45729,094
2883,0382,51029,447
2893,0262,56229,806
2933,0142,61330,169
2962,9982,66330,552
3042,9792,71330,953
3112,9572,76431,354
3192,9342,81631,754
3192,9152,87132,154
3182,9002,92832,553
3192,8922,98632,951
3212,8883,04733,346
3242,8823,11033,737
3272,8763,17434,124
3312,8683,24034,511
3352,8633,30734,898
3432,8613,37535,279
3532,8543,44435,653
3612,8423,51236,018
3662,8253,58236,375
3722,7993,65136,723
3802,7873,69637,101

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