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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 VerdeOmanMoldova
2774222,3484,244
2814302,4034,199
2854382,4574,154
2884472,5104,108
2894552,5624,059
2934632,6134,013
2964712,6633,966
3044782,7133,919
3114862,7643,873
3194942,8163,829
3195012,8713,788
3185092,9283,748
3195162,9863,709
3215243,0473,671
3245313,1103,633
3275393,1743,595
3315463,2403,558
3355533,3073,522
3435623,3753,485
3535683,4443,448
3615743,5123,412
3665803,5823,376
3725853,6513,339
3805903,6963,570

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, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.