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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	Laos	Oman	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	277	5,286	2,348	78
Dec 31, 2000	281	5,397	2,403	79
Dec 31, 2001	285	5,499	2,457	80
Dec 31, 2002	288	5,578	2,510	81
Dec 31, 2003	289	5,654	2,562	82
Dec 31, 2004	293	5,746	2,613	83
Dec 31, 2005	296	5,836	2,663	84
Dec 31, 2006	304	5,931	2,713	85
Dec 31, 2007	311	6,035	2,764	86
Dec 31, 2008	319	6,145	2,816	87
Dec 31, 2009	319	6,257	2,871	87
Dec 31, 2010	318	6,368	2,928	88
Dec 31, 2011	319	6,477	2,986	89
Dec 31, 2012	321	6,586	3,047	90
Dec 31, 2013	324	6,695	3,110	91
Dec 31, 2014	327	6,804	3,174	92
Dec 31, 2015	331	6,912	3,240	92
Dec 31, 2016	335	7,019	3,307	93
Dec 31, 2017	343	7,127	3,375	94
Dec 31, 2018	353	7,234	3,444	95
Dec 31, 2019	361	7,343	3,512	96
Dec 31, 2020	366	7,452	3,582	97
Dec 31, 2021	372	7,560	3,651	98
Dec 31, 2022	380	7,666	3,696	98

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