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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	Qatar	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,348	627	152
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,403	659	153
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,457	691	154
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,510	724	155
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,562	757	156
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,613	850	157
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,663	1,001	157
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,713	1,153	158
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,764	1,306	159
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,816	1,460	160
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,871	1,615	160
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,928	1,770	161
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,986	1,904	162
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,047	2,010	162
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,110	2,103	163
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,174	2,187	163
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,240	2,261	164
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,307	2,326	164
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,375	2,384	165
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,444	2,435	166
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,512	2,480	166
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,582	2,519	167
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,651	2,553	167
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,696	2,559	167

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