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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	Chile	Oman	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	277	15,140	2,348	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	281	15,340	2,403	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	285	15,513	2,457	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	288	15,686	2,510	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	289	15,859	2,562	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	293	16,029	2,613	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	296	16,222	2,663	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	304	16,364	2,713	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	311	16,536	2,764	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	319	16,700	2,816	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	319	16,864	2,871	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	318	16,999	2,928	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	319	17,189	2,986	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	321	17,378	3,047	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	324	17,545	3,110	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	327	17,720	3,174	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	331	17,904	3,240	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	335	18,099	3,307	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	343	18,350	3,375	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	353	18,681	3,444	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	361	19,035	3,512	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	366	19,385	3,582	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	372	19,604	3,651	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	380	19,715	3,696	6,291

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.

Chile

1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

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