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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	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	277	433	2,348	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	281	438	2,403	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	285	443	2,457	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	288	448	2,510	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	289	454	2,562	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	293	460	2,613	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	296	467	2,663	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	304	474	2,713	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	311	482	2,764	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	319	491	2,816	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	319	500	2,871	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	318	509	2,928	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	319	521	2,986	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	321	533	3,047	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	324	547	3,110	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	327	560	3,174	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	331	571	3,240	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	335	586	3,307	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	343	599	3,375	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	353	610	3,444	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	361	623	3,512	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	366	633	3,582	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	372	643	3,651	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	380	651	3,696	5,042

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