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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Oman	Nigeria
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,348	121,649
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,403	125,014
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,457	128,513
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,510	132,165
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,562	135,971
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,613	139,900
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,663	143,914
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,713	148,019
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,764	152,195
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,816	156,434
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,871	160,751
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,928	165,142
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,986	169,607
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,047	174,142
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,110	178,737
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,174	183,362
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,240	187,979
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,307	192,594
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,375	197,417
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,444	202,498
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,512	207,699
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,582	213,021
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,651	218,473
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,696	223,735

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.

Nigeria

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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