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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 IcelandGuineaOmanPuerto Rico
2777,6102,3483,800
2817,7802,4033,811
2857,8212,4573,819
2887,9062,5103,824
2898,1212,5623,826
2938,3172,6133,827
2968,4782,6633,822
3048,6502,7133,805
3118,8602,7643,783
3199,0912,8163,761
3199,3272,8713,741
3189,5712,9283,722
3199,8252,9863,679
32110,0843,0473,636
32410,3513,1103,589
32710,6323,1743,534
33110,9243,2403,473
33511,2253,3073,411
34311,5343,3753,352
35311,8553,4443,295
36112,1603,5123,268
36612,4693,5823,247
37212,7783,6513,232
38013,0873,6963,228

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 Guinea, Oman, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.