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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 IcelandDominicaEstoniaOman
277701,3782,348
281711,4002,403
285711,3912,457
288721,3822,510
289721,3742,562
293721,3652,613
296721,3572,663
304721,3492,713
311721,3412,764
319731,3372,816
319731,3342,871
318731,3322,928
319731,3282,986
321731,3243,047
324731,3193,110
327731,3143,174
331741,3123,240
335741,3143,307
343741,3143,375
353741,3183,444
361751,3233,512
366751,3273,582
372761,3293,651
380761,3303,696

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