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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	Oman	Benin
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	2,348	6,461
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	2,403	6,677
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	2,457	6,902
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	2,510	7,130
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	2,562	7,360
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	2,613	7,589
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	2,663	7,838
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	2,713	8,089
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	2,764	8,335
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	2,816	8,603
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	2,871	8,884
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	2,928	9,179
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	2,986	9,486
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	3,047	9,805
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	3,110	10,135
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	3,174	10,480
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	3,240	10,842
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	3,307	11,220
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	3,375	11,613
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	3,444	12,018
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	3,512	12,370
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	3,582	12,725
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	3,651	13,081
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	3,696	13,439

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