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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	Paraguay	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,348	5,366	78
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,403	5,473	79
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,457	5,579	80
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,510	5,683	81
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,562	5,786	82
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,613	5,886	83
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,663	5,984	84
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,713	6,080	85
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,764	6,173	86
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,816	6,264	87
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,871	6,352	87
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,928	6,438	88
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,986	6,522	89
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,047	6,605	90
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,110	6,688	91
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,174	6,769	92
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,240	6,850	92
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,307	6,930	93
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,375	7,012	94
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,444	7,095	95
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,512	7,179	96
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,582	7,263	97
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,651	7,348	98
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,696	7,432	98

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, Paraguay, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.