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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	Moldova	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,348	4,244	138
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,403	4,199	141
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,457	4,154	144
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,510	4,108	147
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,562	4,059	151
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,613	4,013	154
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,663	3,966	158
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,713	3,919	161
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,764	3,873	165
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,816	3,829	168
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,871	3,788	172
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,928	3,748	176
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,986	3,709	180
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,047	3,671	183
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,110	3,633	187
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,174	3,595	190
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,240	3,558	194
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,307	3,522	198
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,375	3,485	201
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,444	3,448	204
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,512	3,412	208
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,582	3,376	212
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,651	3,339	216
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,696	3,570	220

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, Moldova, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.