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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 IcelandEstoniaOmanTurkmenistan
2771,3782,3484,324
2811,4002,4034,385
2851,3912,4574,444
2881,3822,5104,502
2891,3742,5624,556
2931,3652,6134,608
2961,3572,6634,664
3041,3492,7134,719
3111,3412,7644,773
3191,3372,8164,828
3191,3342,8714,884
3181,3322,9284,940
3191,3282,9864,996
3211,3243,0475,053
3241,3193,1105,110
3271,3143,1745,169
3311,3123,2405,227
3351,3143,3075,287
3431,3143,3755,346
3531,3183,4445,405
3611,3233,5125,464
3661,3273,5825,522
3721,3293,6515,579
3801,3303,6965,657

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