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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	Brazil	Oman	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	277	174,320	2,348	433
Dec 31, 2000	281	176,902	2,403	438
Dec 31, 2001	285	179,389	2,457	443
Dec 31, 2002	288	181,721	2,510	448
Dec 31, 2003	289	183,970	2,562	454
Dec 31, 2004	293	186,165	2,613	460
Dec 31, 2005	296	188,330	2,663	467
Dec 31, 2006	304	190,438	2,713	474
Dec 31, 2007	311	192,450	2,764	482
Dec 31, 2008	319	194,458	2,816	491
Dec 31, 2009	319	196,464	2,871	500
Dec 31, 2010	318	198,408	2,928	509
Dec 31, 2011	319	200,152	2,986	521
Dec 31, 2012	321	201,894	3,047	533
Dec 31, 2013	324	203,614	3,110	547
Dec 31, 2014	327	205,358	3,174	560
Dec 31, 2015	331	207,148	3,240	571
Dec 31, 2016	335	208,859	3,307	586
Dec 31, 2017	343	210,537	3,375	599
Dec 31, 2018	353	212,258	3,444	610
Dec 31, 2019	361	213,940	3,512	623
Dec 31, 2020	366	215,577	3,582	633
Dec 31, 2021	372	216,720	3,651	643
Dec 31, 2022	380	217,718	3,696	651

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.

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

No separate list is published for Oman, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.