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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 IcelandAlbaniaOmanSudan
2773,0852,34826,168
2813,0652,40326,771
2853,0472,45727,387
2883,0382,51028,017
2893,0262,56228,662
2933,0142,61329,321
2962,9982,66329,996
3042,9792,71330,686
3112,9572,76431,393
3192,9342,81632,137
3192,9152,87133,078
3182,9002,92833,891
3192,8922,98634,568
3212,8883,04735,293
3242,8823,11036,093
3272,8763,17437,058
3312,8683,24038,165
3352,8633,30739,294
3432,8613,37540,512
3532,8543,44441,764
3612,8423,51242,952
3662,8253,58244,121
3722,7993,65145,290
3802,7873,69646,498

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, Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.