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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 IcelandDominicaYemenOman
2777016,7282,348
2817117,2362,403
2857117,7622,457
2887218,3102,510
2897218,8552,562
2937219,4102,613
2967220,0002,663
3047220,6112,713
3117221,2362,764
3197321,8782,816
3197322,5332,871
3187323,1952,928
3197323,8802,986
3217324,5943,047
3247325,3113,110
3277326,0203,174
3317426,6983,240
3357427,3473,307
3437427,9853,375
3537428,6083,444
3617529,2163,512
3667529,8113,582
3727630,3993,651
3807631,0583,696

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