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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	Dominica	Oman	Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1999	277	70	2,348	3,800
Dec 31, 2000	281	71	2,403	3,811
Dec 31, 2001	285	71	2,457	3,819
Dec 31, 2002	288	72	2,510	3,824
Dec 31, 2003	289	72	2,562	3,826
Dec 31, 2004	293	72	2,613	3,827
Dec 31, 2005	296	72	2,663	3,822
Dec 31, 2006	304	72	2,713	3,805
Dec 31, 2007	311	72	2,764	3,783
Dec 31, 2008	319	73	2,816	3,761
Dec 31, 2009	319	73	2,871	3,741
Dec 31, 2010	318	73	2,928	3,722
Dec 31, 2011	319	73	2,986	3,679
Dec 31, 2012	321	73	3,047	3,636
Dec 31, 2013	324	73	3,110	3,589
Dec 31, 2014	327	73	3,174	3,534
Dec 31, 2015	331	74	3,240	3,473
Dec 31, 2016	335	74	3,307	3,411
Dec 31, 2017	343	74	3,375	3,352
Dec 31, 2018	353	74	3,444	3,295
Dec 31, 2019	361	75	3,512	3,268
Dec 31, 2020	366	75	3,582	3,247
Dec 31, 2021	372	76	3,651	3,232
Dec 31, 2022	380	76	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.

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, Oman, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.