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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 IcelandSt. LuciaOmanYemen
2771522,34816,728
2811532,40317,236
2851542,45717,762
2881552,51018,310
2891562,56218,855
2931572,61319,410
2961572,66320,000
3041582,71320,611
3111592,76421,236
3191602,81621,878
3191602,87122,533
3181612,92823,195
3191622,98623,880
3211623,04724,594
3241633,11025,311
3271633,17426,020
3311643,24026,698
3351643,30727,347
3431653,37527,985
3531663,44428,608
3611663,51229,216
3661673,58229,811
3721673,65130,399
3801673,69631,058

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.

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