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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 IcelandEstoniaOmanMongolia
2771,3782,3482,433
2811,4002,4032,461
2851,3912,4572,489
2881,3822,5102,519
2891,3742,5622,547
2931,3652,6132,574
2961,3572,6632,602
3041,3492,7132,633
3111,3412,7642,666
3191,3372,8162,702
3191,3342,8712,741
3181,3322,9282,783
3191,3282,9862,827
3211,3243,0472,870
3241,3193,1102,912
3271,3143,1742,953
3311,3123,2402,993
3351,3143,3073,031
3431,3143,3753,068
3531,3183,4443,103
3611,3233,5123,171
3661,3273,5823,231
3721,3293,6513,284
3801,3303,6963,333

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, Mongolia; the database as a whole is cited above.