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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	Puerto Rico	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	277	5,286	3,800	387
Dec 31, 2000	281	5,397	3,811	390
Dec 31, 2001	285	5,499	3,819	393
Dec 31, 2002	288	5,578	3,824	396
Dec 31, 2003	289	5,654	3,826	398
Dec 31, 2004	293	5,746	3,827	401
Dec 31, 2005	296	5,836	3,822	404
Dec 31, 2006	304	5,931	3,805	405
Dec 31, 2007	311	6,035	3,783	406
Dec 31, 2008	319	6,145	3,761	409
Dec 31, 2009	319	6,257	3,741	412
Dec 31, 2010	318	6,368	3,722	414
Dec 31, 2011	319	6,477	3,679	416
Dec 31, 2012	321	6,586	3,636	420
Dec 31, 2013	324	6,695	3,589	426
Dec 31, 2014	327	6,804	3,534	435
Dec 31, 2015	331	6,912	3,473	445
Dec 31, 2016	335	7,019	3,411	455
Dec 31, 2017	343	7,127	3,352	468
Dec 31, 2018	353	7,234	3,295	485
Dec 31, 2019	361	7,343	3,268	504
Dec 31, 2020	366	7,452	3,247	516
Dec 31, 2021	372	7,560	3,232	518
Dec 31, 2022	380	7,666	3,228	530

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