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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 IcelandLaosOmanMorocco
2775,2862,34828,400
2815,3972,40328,744
2855,4992,45729,094
2885,5782,51029,447
2895,6542,56229,806
2935,7462,61330,169
2965,8362,66330,552
3045,9312,71330,953
3116,0352,76431,354
3196,1452,81631,754
3196,2572,87132,154
3186,3682,92832,553
3196,4772,98632,951
3216,5863,04733,346
3246,6953,11033,737
3276,8043,17434,124
3316,9123,24034,511
3357,0193,30734,898
3437,1273,37535,279
3537,2343,44435,653
3617,3433,51236,018
3667,4523,58236,375
3727,5603,65136,723
3807,6663,69637,101

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 Laos, Oman, Morocco; the database as a whole is cited above.