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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandCape VerdeOmanEstonia
2774222,3481,378
2814302,4031,400
2854382,4571,391
2884472,5101,382
2894552,5621,374
2934632,6131,365
2964712,6631,357
3044782,7131,349
3114862,7641,341
3194942,8161,337
3195012,8711,334
3185092,9281,332
3195162,9861,328
3215243,0471,324
3245313,1101,319
3275393,1741,314
3315463,2401,312
3355533,3071,314
3435623,3751,314
3535683,4441,318
3615743,5121,323
3665803,5821,327
3725853,6511,329
3805903,6961,330

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 Cape Verde, Oman, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.