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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 IcelandHaitiOmanSudan
2778,1212,34826,168
2818,2792,40326,771
2858,4302,45727,387
2888,5802,51028,017
2898,7392,56228,662
2938,9002,61329,321
2969,0612,66329,996
3049,2162,71330,686
3119,3642,76431,393
3199,5082,81632,137
3199,6522,87133,078
3189,5532,92833,891
3199,6702,98634,568
3219,7933,04735,293
3249,9223,11036,093
32710,0473,17437,058
33110,2543,24038,165
33510,4863,30739,294
34310,6473,37540,512
35310,7883,44441,764
36110,9333,51242,952
36611,0773,58244,121
37211,2153,65145,290
38011,3493,69646,498

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 Haiti, Oman, Sudan; the database as a whole is cited above.