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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 IcelandOmanSt. Lucia
2772,348152
2812,403153
2852,457154
2882,510155
2892,562156
2932,613157
2962,663157
3042,713158
3112,764159
3192,816160
3192,871160
3182,928161
3192,986162
3213,047162
3243,110163
3273,174163
3313,240164
3353,307164
3433,375165
3533,444166
3613,512166
3663,582167
3723,651167
3803,696167

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 Oman, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.