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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 IcelandMoldovaOmanRomania
2774,2442,34822,414
2814,1992,40322,262
2854,1542,45722,106
2884,1082,51021,931
2894,0592,56221,828
2934,0132,61321,704
2963,9662,66321,571
3043,9192,71321,443
3113,8732,76421,129
3193,8292,81620,779
3193,7882,87120,607
3183,7482,92820,485
3193,7092,98620,385
3213,6713,04720,296
3243,6333,11020,224
3273,5953,17420,151
3313,5583,24020,055
3353,5223,30719,938
3433,4853,37519,823
3533,4483,44419,713
3613,4123,51219,622
3663,3763,58219,496
3723,3393,65119,351
3803,5703,69619,266

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.

Romania

  • 1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
  • 1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

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