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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 IcelandDominicaSudanOman
2777026,1682,348
2817126,7712,403
2857127,3872,457
2887228,0172,510
2897228,6622,562
2937229,3212,613
2967229,9962,663
3047230,6862,713
3117231,3932,764
3197332,1372,816
3197333,0782,871
3187333,8912,928
3197334,5682,986
3217335,2933,047
3247336,0933,110
3277337,0583,174
3317438,1653,240
3357439,2943,307
3437440,5123,375
3537441,7643,444
3617542,9523,512
3667544,1213,582
3727645,2903,651
3807646,4983,696

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