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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	Cyprus	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	277	818	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	281	826	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	285	835	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	288	845	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	289	855	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	293	867	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	296	879	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	304	894	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	311	913	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	319	937	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	319	962	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	318	988	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	319	1,013	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	321	1,029	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	324	1,026	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	327	1,015	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	331	1,009	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	335	1,014	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	343	1,023	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	353	1,036	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	361	1,050	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	366	1,062	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	372	1,072	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	380	1,087	7,432

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.

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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 Cyprus, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.