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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	Iceland	Barbados	Denmark	United Arab Emirates
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	5,322	3,101
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	5,339	3,284
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	5,358	3,458
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	5,377	3,613
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	5,391	3,754
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	5,404	3,882
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	5,420	4,000
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	5,438	4,532
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	5,461	5,623
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	5,494	7,277
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	5,524	8,164
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	5,548	8,152
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	5,571	8,438
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	5,592	8,747
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	5,614	9,077
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	5,644	9,321
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	5,683	9,461
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	5,730	9,587
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	5,766	9,699
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	5,795	9,796
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	5,818	9,879
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	5,831	9,953
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	5,855	10,018
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	5,907	10,099

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 Barbados, Denmark, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.