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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	St. Lucia	Oman	Denmark
Dec 31, 1999	277	152	2,348	5,322
Dec 31, 2000	281	153	2,403	5,339
Dec 31, 2001	285	154	2,457	5,358
Dec 31, 2002	288	155	2,510	5,377
Dec 31, 2003	289	156	2,562	5,391
Dec 31, 2004	293	157	2,613	5,404
Dec 31, 2005	296	157	2,663	5,420
Dec 31, 2006	304	158	2,713	5,438
Dec 31, 2007	311	159	2,764	5,461
Dec 31, 2008	319	160	2,816	5,494
Dec 31, 2009	319	160	2,871	5,524
Dec 31, 2010	318	161	2,928	5,548
Dec 31, 2011	319	162	2,986	5,571
Dec 31, 2012	321	162	3,047	5,592
Dec 31, 2013	324	163	3,110	5,614
Dec 31, 2014	327	163	3,174	5,644
Dec 31, 2015	331	164	3,240	5,683
Dec 31, 2016	335	164	3,307	5,730
Dec 31, 2017	343	165	3,375	5,766
Dec 31, 2018	353	166	3,444	5,795
Dec 31, 2019	361	166	3,512	5,818
Dec 31, 2020	366	167	3,582	5,831
Dec 31, 2021	372	167	3,651	5,855
Dec 31, 2022	380	167	3,696	5,907

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 St. Lucia, Oman, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.