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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandNamibiaSão Tomé & Príncipe
2771,841138
2811,893141
2851,945144
2881,981147
2892,008151
2932,034154
2962,060158
3042,086161
3112,113165
3192,141168
3192,170172
3182,201176
3192,232180
3212,268183
3242,312187
3272,360190
3312,408194
3352,456198
3432,505201
3532,554204
3612,602208
3662,651212
3722,700216
3802,739220

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 Namibia, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.