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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	Mauritania
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	2,348	2,437
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	2,403	2,501
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	2,457	2,566
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	2,510	2,632
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	2,562	2,699
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	2,613	2,768
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	2,663	2,838
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	2,713	2,909
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	2,764	2,981
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	2,816	3,055
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	2,871	3,129
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	2,928	3,205
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	2,986	3,282
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	3,047	3,359
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	3,110	3,438
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	3,174	3,517
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	3,240	3,597
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	3,307	3,677
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	3,375	3,759
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	3,444	3,840
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	3,512	3,942
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	3,582	4,045
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	3,651	4,150
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	3,696	4,259

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