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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 IcelandMaltaOmanYemen
2773872,34816,728
2813902,40317,236
2853932,45717,762
2883962,51018,310
2893982,56218,855
2934012,61319,410
2964042,66320,000
3044052,71320,611
3114062,76421,236
3194092,81621,878
3194122,87122,533
3184142,92823,195
3194162,98623,880
3214203,04724,594
3244263,11025,311
3274353,17426,020
3314453,24026,698
3354553,30727,347
3434683,37527,985
3534853,44428,608
3615043,51229,216
3665163,58229,811
3725183,65130,399
3805303,69631,058

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.

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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, Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.