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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	Congo - Brazzaville
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,348	2,886
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,403	2,999
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,457	3,113
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,510	3,181
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,562	3,274
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,613	3,400
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,663	3,543
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,713	3,702
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,764	3,859
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,816	3,989
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,871	4,146
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,928	4,324
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,986	4,468
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,047	4,581
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,110	4,667
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,174	4,757
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,240	4,851
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,307	4,951
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,375	5,055
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,444	5,164
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,512	5,279
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,582	5,400
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,651	5,527
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,696	5,655

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, Congo - Brazzaville; the database as a whole is cited above.