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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 IcelandMaltaLaosOman
2773875,2862,348
2813905,3972,403
2853935,4992,457
2883965,5782,510
2893985,6542,562
2934015,7462,613
2964045,8362,663
3044055,9312,713
3114066,0352,764
3194096,1452,816
3194126,2572,871
3184146,3682,928
3194166,4772,986
3214206,5863,047
3244266,6953,110
3274356,8043,174
3314456,9123,240
3354557,0193,307
3434687,1273,375
3534857,2343,444
3615047,3433,512
3665167,4523,582
3725187,5603,651
3805307,6663,696

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 Malta, Laos, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.