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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 IcelandMoldovaOmanMorocco
2774,2442,34828,400
2814,1992,40328,744
2854,1542,45729,094
2884,1082,51029,447
2894,0592,56229,806
2934,0132,61330,169
2963,9662,66330,552
3043,9192,71330,953
3113,8732,76431,354
3193,8292,81631,754
3193,7882,87132,154
3183,7482,92832,553
3193,7092,98632,951
3213,6713,04733,346
3243,6333,11033,737
3273,5953,17434,124
3313,5583,24034,511
3353,5223,30734,898
3433,4853,37535,279
3533,4483,44435,653
3613,4123,51236,018
3663,3763,58236,375
3723,3393,65136,723
3803,5703,69637,101

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