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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandQatarSeychelles
27762778
28165979
28569180
28872481
28975782
29385083
2961,00184
3041,15385
3111,30686
3191,46087
3191,61587
3181,77088
3191,90489
3212,01090
3242,10391
3272,18792
3312,26192
3352,32693
3432,38494
3532,43595
3612,48096
3662,51997
3722,55398
3802,55998

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