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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	North Macedonia	Croatia
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,006	4,377
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,017	4,334
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,026	4,171
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,011	4,176
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,018	4,176
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,024	4,179
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,028	4,182
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,031	4,183
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,035	4,183
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,038	4,181
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,042	4,177
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,046	4,167
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,049	4,154
Dec 31, 2012	321	2,052	4,141
Dec 31, 2013	324	2,055	4,126
Dec 31, 2014	327	2,058	4,109
Dec 31, 2015	331	2,061	4,081
Dec 31, 2016	335	2,063	4,047
Dec 31, 2017	343	2,065	4,006
Dec 31, 2018	353	2,067	3,968
Dec 31, 2019	361	2,068	3,945
Dec 31, 2020	366	2,065	3,925
Dec 31, 2021	372	2,057	3,839
Dec 31, 2022	380	2,048	3,790

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.

North Macedonia

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

Croatia

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