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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 IcelandEstoniaOmanAlbania
2771,3782,3483,085
2811,4002,4033,065
2851,3912,4573,047
2881,3822,5103,038
2891,3742,5623,026
2931,3652,6133,014
2961,3572,6632,998
3041,3492,7132,979
3111,3412,7642,957
3191,3372,8162,934
3191,3342,8712,915
3181,3322,9282,900
3191,3282,9862,892
3211,3243,0472,888
3241,3193,1102,882
3271,3143,1742,876
3311,3123,2402,868
3351,3143,3072,863
3431,3143,3752,861
3531,3183,4442,854
3611,3233,5122,842
3661,3273,5822,825
3721,3293,6512,799
3801,3303,6962,787

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