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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	Italy	Oman	Mali
Dec 31, 1999	277	56,940	2,348	10,596
Dec 31, 2000	281	56,966	2,403	10,833
Dec 31, 2001	285	57,004	2,457	10,890
Dec 31, 2002	288	57,114	2,510	11,007
Dec 31, 2003	289	57,423	2,562	11,307
Dec 31, 2004	293	57,852	2,613	11,579
Dec 31, 2005	296	58,191	2,663	11,804
Dec 31, 2006	304	58,424	2,713	12,043
Dec 31, 2007	311	58,781	2,764	12,337
Dec 31, 2008	319	59,236	2,816	12,657
Dec 31, 2009	319	59,580	2,871	12,986
Dec 31, 2010	318	59,844	2,928	13,325
Dec 31, 2011	319	60,052	2,986	13,679
Dec 31, 2012	321	60,216	3,047	14,040
Dec 31, 2013	324	60,337	3,110	14,412
Dec 31, 2014	327	60,346	3,174	14,803
Dec 31, 2015	331	60,255	3,240	15,210
Dec 31, 2016	335	60,140	3,307	15,629
Dec 31, 2017	343	60,027	3,375	16,060
Dec 31, 2018	353	59,902	3,444	16,507
Dec 31, 2019	361	59,754	3,512	16,967
Dec 31, 2020	366	59,464	3,582	17,442
Dec 31, 2021	372	59,158	3,651	17,930
Dec 31, 2022	380	58,966	3,696	18,494

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.

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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