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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	Puerto Rico	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	277	3,800	152
Dec 31, 2000	281	3,811	153
Dec 31, 2001	285	3,819	154
Dec 31, 2002	288	3,824	155
Dec 31, 2003	289	3,826	156
Dec 31, 2004	293	3,827	157
Dec 31, 2005	296	3,822	157
Dec 31, 2006	304	3,805	158
Dec 31, 2007	311	3,783	159
Dec 31, 2008	319	3,761	160
Dec 31, 2009	319	3,741	160
Dec 31, 2010	318	3,722	161
Dec 31, 2011	319	3,679	162
Dec 31, 2012	321	3,636	162
Dec 31, 2013	324	3,589	163
Dec 31, 2014	327	3,534	163
Dec 31, 2015	331	3,473	164
Dec 31, 2016	335	3,411	164
Dec 31, 2017	343	3,352	165
Dec 31, 2018	353	3,295	166
Dec 31, 2019	361	3,268	166
Dec 31, 2020	366	3,247	167
Dec 31, 2021	372	3,232	167
Dec 31, 2022	380	3,228	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 Puerto Rico, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.