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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	Burkina Faso	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,348	11,075	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,403	11,405	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,457	11,828	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,510	12,380	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,562	12,829	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,613	13,178	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,663	13,540	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,713	13,917	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,764	14,309	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,816	14,722	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,871	15,152	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,928	15,600	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,986	16,064	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,047	16,563	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,110	17,072	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,174	17,575	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,240	18,094	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,307	18,621	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,375	19,157	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,444	19,698	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,512	20,242	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,582	20,788	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,651	21,336	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,696	21,889	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 Oman, Burkina Faso, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.