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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 IcelandQatarOmanPalestinian Territories
2776272,3482,996
2816592,4033,075
2856912,4573,155
2887242,5103,235
2897572,5623,315
2938502,6133,396
2961,0012,6633,478
3041,1532,7133,559
3111,3062,7643,642
3191,4602,8163,727
3191,6152,8713,817
3181,7702,9283,907
3191,9042,9863,997
3212,0103,0474,088
3242,1033,1104,178
3272,1873,1744,269
3312,2613,2404,359
3352,3263,3074,451
3432,3843,3754,533
3532,4353,4444,615
3612,4803,5124,715
3662,5193,5824,820
3722,5533,6514,930
3802,5593,6965,042

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