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

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, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.