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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 IcelandHondurasOmanLaos
2776,1982,3485,286
2816,3672,4035,397
2856,5352,4575,499
2886,6982,5105,578
2896,8632,5625,654
2937,0282,6135,746
2967,1942,6635,836
3047,3592,7135,931
3117,5222,7646,035
3197,6822,8166,145
3197,8392,8716,257
3187,9912,9286,368
3198,1412,9866,477
3218,2883,0476,586
3248,4293,1106,695
3278,5463,1746,804
3318,6613,2406,912
3358,7703,3077,019
3438,8783,3757,127
3539,0023,4447,234
3619,1543,5127,343
3669,3043,5827,452
3729,4483,6517,560
3809,5903,6967,666

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.

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