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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	Cambodia	Oman	Paraguay
Dec 31, 1999	277	12,122	2,348	5,366
Dec 31, 2000	281	12,317	2,403	5,473
Dec 31, 2001	285	12,504	2,457	5,579
Dec 31, 2002	288	12,691	2,510	5,683
Dec 31, 2003	289	12,881	2,562	5,786
Dec 31, 2004	293	13,076	2,613	5,886
Dec 31, 2005	296	13,276	2,663	5,984
Dec 31, 2006	304	13,461	2,713	6,080
Dec 31, 2007	311	13,630	2,764	6,173
Dec 31, 2008	319	13,808	2,816	6,264
Dec 31, 2009	319	13,990	2,871	6,352
Dec 31, 2010	318	14,162	2,928	6,438
Dec 31, 2011	319	14,322	2,986	6,522
Dec 31, 2012	321	14,480	3,047	6,605
Dec 31, 2013	324	14,637	3,110	6,688
Dec 31, 2014	327	14,793	3,174	6,769
Dec 31, 2015	331	14,994	3,240	6,850
Dec 31, 2016	335	15,238	3,307	6,930
Dec 31, 2017	343	15,480	3,375	7,012
Dec 31, 2018	353	15,717	3,444	7,095
Dec 31, 2019	361	15,944	3,512	7,179
Dec 31, 2020	366	16,149	3,582	7,263
Dec 31, 2021	372	16,338	3,651	7,348
Dec 31, 2022	380	16,514	3,696	7,432

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, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.