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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 IcelandLuxembourgEstoniaOman
2774331,3782,348
2814381,4002,403
2854431,3912,457
2884481,3822,510
2894541,3742,562
2934601,3652,613
2964671,3572,663
3044741,3492,713
3114821,3412,764
3194911,3372,816
3195001,3342,871
3185091,3322,928
3195211,3282,986
3215331,3243,047
3245471,3193,110
3275601,3143,174
3315711,3123,240
3355861,3143,307
3435991,3143,375
3536101,3183,444
3616231,3233,512
3666331,3273,582
3726431,3293,651
3806511,3303,696

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 Luxembourg, Estonia, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.