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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	Mexico	Oman	Bangladesh
Dec 31, 1999	277	97,242	2,348	132,907
Dec 31, 2000	281	98,403	2,403	135,207
Dec 31, 2001	285	99,599	2,457	137,420
Dec 31, 2002	288	100,863	2,510	139,573
Dec 31, 2003	289	102,132	2,562	141,650
Dec 31, 2004	293	103,334	2,613	143,644
Dec 31, 2005	296	104,508	2,663	145,546
Dec 31, 2006	304	105,738	2,713	147,376
Dec 31, 2007	311	107,083	2,764	149,047
Dec 31, 2008	319	108,554	2,816	150,562
Dec 31, 2009	319	110,061	2,871	152,189
Dec 31, 2010	318	111,468	2,928	153,927
Dec 31, 2011	319	112,826	2,986	155,634
Dec 31, 2012	321	114,163	3,047	157,326
Dec 31, 2013	324	115,471	3,110	158,999
Dec 31, 2014	327	116,757	3,174	160,650
Dec 31, 2015	331	118,017	3,240	162,273
Dec 31, 2016	335	117,444	3,307	163,938
Dec 31, 2017	343	118,799	3,375	165,655
Dec 31, 2018	353	120,289	3,444	167,358
Dec 31, 2019	361	121,872	3,512	169,045
Dec 31, 2020	366	123,260	3,582	170,709
Dec 31, 2021	372	124,462	3,651	172,354
Dec 31, 2022	380	125,247	3,696	174,217

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.

Mexico

1550–1812: Arroyo Abad, L. and J.L. van Zanden (2016), “Growth under Extractive Institutions? Latin American Per Capita GDP in Colonial Times” Journal of Economic History 76(4): 1182–1215.
1812–1870: Prados de la Escosura, L., (2009), ‘Lost decades? Economic performance in post-independence Latin America’, Journal of Latin America Studies, 41, pp. 279–307. (updated data)
1870-1895: Bértola, L., & Ocampo, J. A. (2012). The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence. Oxford University Press, Table A.2
1895–2003: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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