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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	Malta	Oman	Finland
Dec 31, 1999	277	387	2,348	5,166
Dec 31, 2000	281	390	2,403	5,176
Dec 31, 2001	285	393	2,457	5,188
Dec 31, 2002	288	396	2,510	5,201
Dec 31, 2003	289	398	2,562	5,213
Dec 31, 2004	293	401	2,613	5,228
Dec 31, 2005	296	404	2,663	5,246
Dec 31, 2006	304	405	2,713	5,266
Dec 31, 2007	311	406	2,764	5,289
Dec 31, 2008	319	409	2,816	5,313
Dec 31, 2009	319	412	2,871	5,339
Dec 31, 2010	318	414	2,928	5,363
Dec 31, 2011	319	416	2,986	5,388
Dec 31, 2012	321	420	3,047	5,414
Dec 31, 2013	324	426	3,110	5,439
Dec 31, 2014	327	435	3,174	5,463
Dec 31, 2015	331	445	3,240	5,481
Dec 31, 2016	335	455	3,307	5,495
Dec 31, 2017	343	468	3,375	5,508
Dec 31, 2018	353	485	3,444	5,516
Dec 31, 2019	361	504	3,512	5,522
Dec 31, 2020	366	516	3,582	5,531
Dec 31, 2021	372	518	3,651	5,542
Dec 31, 2022	380	530	3,696	5,556

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.

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

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