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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 IcelandCambodiaOmanPuerto Rico
27712,1222,3483,800
28112,3172,4033,811
28512,5042,4573,819
28812,6912,5103,824
28912,8812,5623,826
29313,0762,6133,827
29613,2762,6633,822
30413,4612,7133,805
31113,6302,7643,783
31913,8082,8163,761
31913,9902,8713,741
31814,1622,9283,722
31914,3222,9863,679
32114,4803,0473,636
32414,6373,1103,589
32714,7933,1743,534
33114,9943,2403,473
33515,2383,3073,411
34315,4803,3753,352
35315,7173,4443,295
36115,9443,5123,268
36616,1493,5823,247
37216,3383,6513,232
38016,5143,6963,228

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