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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	Oman	Barbados	South Africa
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,348	273	46,257
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,403	274	46,958
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,457	275	47,820
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,510	276	48,480
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,562	278	48,951
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,613	279	49,478
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,663	280	50,054
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,713	281	50,667
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,764	282	51,339
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,816	283	52,077
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,871	285	52,862
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,928	286	53,682
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,986	287	54,518
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,047	288	55,356
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,110	289	56,215
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,174	290	57,075
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,240	291	57,947
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,307	291	58,830
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,375	292	59,715
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,444	293	60,595
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,512	294	61,469
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,582	294	62,355
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,651	295	62,900
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,696	295	63,382

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.

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

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