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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	Qatar	Namibia
Dec 31, 1999	277	627	1,841
Dec 31, 2000	281	659	1,893
Dec 31, 2001	285	691	1,945
Dec 31, 2002	288	724	1,981
Dec 31, 2003	289	757	2,008
Dec 31, 2004	293	850	2,034
Dec 31, 2005	296	1,001	2,060
Dec 31, 2006	304	1,153	2,086
Dec 31, 2007	311	1,306	2,113
Dec 31, 2008	319	1,460	2,141
Dec 31, 2009	319	1,615	2,170
Dec 31, 2010	318	1,770	2,201
Dec 31, 2011	319	1,904	2,232
Dec 31, 2012	321	2,010	2,268
Dec 31, 2013	324	2,103	2,312
Dec 31, 2014	327	2,187	2,360
Dec 31, 2015	331	2,261	2,408
Dec 31, 2016	335	2,326	2,456
Dec 31, 2017	343	2,384	2,505
Dec 31, 2018	353	2,435	2,554
Dec 31, 2019	361	2,480	2,602
Dec 31, 2020	366	2,519	2,651
Dec 31, 2021	372	2,553	2,700
Dec 31, 2022	380	2,559	2,739

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.

No separate list is published for Qatar, Namibia; the database as a whole is cited above.