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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 IcelandCambodiaOmanEstonia
27712,1222,3481,378
28112,3172,4031,400
28512,5042,4571,391
28812,6912,5101,382
28912,8812,5621,374
29313,0762,6131,365
29613,2762,6631,357
30413,4612,7131,349
31113,6302,7641,341
31913,8082,8161,337
31913,9902,8711,334
31814,1622,9281,332
31914,3222,9861,328
32114,4803,0471,324
32414,6373,1101,319
32714,7933,1741,314
33114,9943,2401,312
33515,2383,3071,314
34315,4803,3751,314
35315,7173,4441,318
36115,9443,5121,323
36616,1493,5821,327
37216,3383,6511,329
38016,5143,6961,330

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 Cambodia, Oman, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.