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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 IcelandEstoniaOmanChile
2771,3782,34815,140
2811,4002,40315,340
2851,3912,45715,513
2881,3822,51015,686
2891,3742,56215,859
2931,3652,61316,029
2961,3572,66316,222
3041,3492,71316,364
3111,3412,76416,536
3191,3372,81616,700
3191,3342,87116,864
3181,3322,92816,999
3191,3282,98617,189
3211,3243,04717,378
3241,3193,11017,545
3271,3143,17417,720
3311,3123,24017,904
3351,3143,30718,099
3431,3143,37518,350
3531,3183,44418,681
3611,3233,51219,035
3661,3273,58219,385
3721,3293,65119,604
3801,3303,69619,715

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.

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

No separate list is published for Estonia, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.