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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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	277	5,286	2,348	138
Dec 31, 2000	281	5,397	2,403	141
Dec 31, 2001	285	5,499	2,457	144
Dec 31, 2002	288	5,578	2,510	147
Dec 31, 2003	289	5,654	2,562	151
Dec 31, 2004	293	5,746	2,613	154
Dec 31, 2005	296	5,836	2,663	158
Dec 31, 2006	304	5,931	2,713	161
Dec 31, 2007	311	6,035	2,764	165
Dec 31, 2008	319	6,145	2,816	168
Dec 31, 2009	319	6,257	2,871	172
Dec 31, 2010	318	6,368	2,928	176
Dec 31, 2011	319	6,477	2,986	180
Dec 31, 2012	321	6,586	3,047	183
Dec 31, 2013	324	6,695	3,110	187
Dec 31, 2014	327	6,804	3,174	190
Dec 31, 2015	331	6,912	3,240	194
Dec 31, 2016	335	7,019	3,307	198
Dec 31, 2017	343	7,127	3,375	201
Dec 31, 2018	353	7,234	3,444	204
Dec 31, 2019	361	7,343	3,512	208
Dec 31, 2020	366	7,452	3,582	212
Dec 31, 2021	372	7,560	3,651	216
Dec 31, 2022	380	7,666	3,696	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.