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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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	3,696	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.