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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandOmanYemenSt. Lucia
2772,34816,728152
2812,40317,236153
2852,45717,762154
2882,51018,310155
2892,56218,855156
2932,61319,410157
2962,66320,000157
3042,71320,611158
3112,76421,236159
3192,81621,878160
3192,87122,533160
3182,92823,195161
3192,98623,880162
3213,04724,594162
3243,11025,311163
3273,17426,020163
3313,24026,698164
3353,30727,347164
3433,37527,985165
3533,44428,608166
3613,51229,216166
3663,58229,811167
3723,65130,399167
3803,69631,058167

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