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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Ghana	Oman	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	277	19,327	2,348	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	281	19,792	2,403	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	285	20,280	2,457	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	288	20,806	2,510	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	289	21,350	2,562	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	293	21,900	2,613	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	296	22,469	2,663	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	304	23,058	2,713	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	311	23,661	2,764	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	319	24,270	2,816	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	319	24,899	2,871	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	318	25,559	2,928	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	319	26,244	2,986	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	321	26,945	3,047	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	324	27,664	3,110	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	327	28,405	3,174	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	331	29,146	3,240	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	335	29,879	3,307	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	343	30,617	3,375	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	353	31,362	3,444	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	361	32,111	3,512	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	366	32,864	3,582	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	372	33,622	3,651	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	380	34,280	3,696	7,666

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.

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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