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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 IcelandNepalOmanEstonia
27723,0872,3481,378
28123,4872,4031,400
28523,8872,4571,391
28824,2732,5101,382
28924,6452,5621,374
29324,9892,6131,365
29625,2552,6631,357
30425,4842,7131,349
31125,7322,7641,341
31925,9982,8161,337
31926,2982,8711,334
31826,6642,9281,332
31927,0812,9861,328
32127,5053,0471,324
32427,9173,1101,319
32728,3113,1741,314
33128,6783,2401,312
33529,0343,3071,314
34329,3843,3751,314
35329,7183,4441,318
36130,0573,5121,323
36630,5953,5821,327
37231,3113,6511,329
38031,8453,6961,330

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 Nepal, Oman, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.