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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	Qatar	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	277	387	627	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	281	390	659	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	285	393	691	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	288	396	724	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	289	398	757	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	293	401	850	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	296	404	1,001	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	304	405	1,153	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	311	406	1,306	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	319	409	1,460	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	319	412	1,615	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	318	414	1,770	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	319	416	1,904	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	321	420	2,010	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	324	426	2,103	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	327	435	2,187	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	331	445	2,261	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	335	455	2,326	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	343	468	2,384	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	353	485	2,435	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	361	504	2,480	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	366	516	2,519	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	372	518	2,553	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	380	530	2,559	7,666

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