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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 IcelandAlbaniaOmanUzbekistan
2773,0852,34824,701
2813,0652,40325,042
2853,0472,45725,372
2883,0382,51025,696
2893,0262,56225,992
2933,0142,61326,268
2962,9982,66326,540
3042,9792,71326,812
3112,9572,76427,081
3192,9342,81627,347
3192,9152,87127,609
3182,9002,92827,869
3192,8922,98628,132
3212,8883,04728,398
3242,8823,11028,666
3272,8763,17428,934
3312,8683,24029,205
3352,8633,30729,480
3432,8613,37529,756
3532,8543,44430,031
3612,8423,51230,305
3662,8253,58230,576
3722,7993,65130,843
3802,7873,69631,337

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