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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	Luxembourg	Oman	Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dec 31, 1999	277	433	2,348	3,811
Dec 31, 2000	281	438	2,403	3,901
Dec 31, 2001	285	443	2,457	3,919
Dec 31, 2002	288	448	2,510	3,923
Dec 31, 2003	289	454	2,562	3,940
Dec 31, 2004	293	460	2,613	3,975
Dec 31, 2005	296	467	2,663	3,991
Dec 31, 2006	304	474	2,713	3,993
Dec 31, 2007	311	482	2,764	3,990
Dec 31, 2008	319	491	2,816	3,987
Dec 31, 2009	319	500	2,871	3,985
Dec 31, 2010	318	509	2,928	3,983
Dec 31, 2011	319	521	2,986	3,980
Dec 31, 2012	321	533	3,047	3,977
Dec 31, 2013	324	547	3,110	3,973
Dec 31, 2014	327	560	3,174	3,968
Dec 31, 2015	331	571	3,240	3,963
Dec 31, 2016	335	586	3,307	3,957
Dec 31, 2017	343	599	3,375	3,951
Dec 31, 2018	353	610	3,444	3,944
Dec 31, 2019	361	623	3,512	3,937
Dec 31, 2020	366	633	3,582	3,929
Dec 31, 2021	372	643	3,651	3,921
Dec 31, 2022	380	651	3,696	3,876

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Luxembourg, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.