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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 IcelandMaltaOmanPuerto Rico
2773872,3483,800
2813902,4033,811
2853932,4573,819
2883962,5103,824
2893982,5623,826
2934012,6133,827
2964042,6633,822
3044052,7133,805
3114062,7643,783
3194092,8163,761
3194122,8713,741
3184142,9283,722
3194162,9863,679
3214203,0473,636
3244263,1103,589
3274353,1743,534
3314453,2403,473
3354553,3073,411
3434683,3753,352
3534853,4443,295
3615043,5123,268
3665163,5823,247
3725183,6513,232
3805303,6963,228

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, Oman, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.