Population, long-run history: compare countries
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Population, long-run history by country
Population, long-run history
Annual, Persons, thousands
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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Iceland | Cameroon | Oman | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | 15,483 | 2,348 | 3,800 | |
| 281 | 15,913 | 2,403 | 3,811 | |
| 285 | 16,354 | 2,457 | 3,819 | |
| 288 | 16,815 | 2,510 | 3,824 | |
| 289 | 17,289 | 2,562 | 3,826 | |
| 293 | 17,764 | 2,613 | 3,827 | |
| 296 | 18,249 | 2,663 | 3,822 | |
| 304 | 18,746 | 2,713 | 3,805 | |
| 311 | 19,278 | 2,764 | 3,783 | |
| 319 | 19,843 | 2,816 | 3,761 | |
| 319 | 20,419 | 2,871 | 3,741 | |
| 318 | 21,002 | 2,928 | 3,722 | |
| 319 | 21,586 | 2,986 | 3,679 | |
| 321 | 22,181 | 3,047 | 3,636 | |
| 324 | 22,800 | 3,110 | 3,589 | |
| 327 | 23,513 | 3,174 | 3,534 | |
| 331 | 24,273 | 3,240 | 3,473 | |
| 335 | 24,995 | 3,307 | 3,411 | |
| 343 | 25,680 | 3,375 | 3,352 | |
| 353 | 26,373 | 3,444 | 3,295 | |
| 361 | 27,114 | 3,512 | 3,268 | |
| 366 | 27,878 | 3,582 | 3,247 | |
| 372 | 28,663 | 3,651 | 3,232 | |
| 380 | 29,417 | 3,696 | 3,228 |
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.
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 Cameroon, Oman, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.