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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 IcelandLuxembourgMoldovaOman
2774334,2442,348
2814384,1992,403
2854434,1542,457
2884484,1082,510
2894544,0592,562
2934604,0132,613
2964673,9662,663
3044743,9192,713
3114823,8732,764
3194913,8292,816
3195003,7882,871
3185093,7482,928
3195213,7092,986
3215333,6713,047
3245473,6333,110
3275603,5953,174
3315713,5583,240
3355863,5223,307
3435993,4853,375
3536103,4483,444
3616233,4123,512
3666333,3763,582
3726433,3393,651
3806513,5703,696

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