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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	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	277	627	138
Dec 31, 2000	281	659	141
Dec 31, 2001	285	691	144
Dec 31, 2002	288	724	147
Dec 31, 2003	289	757	151
Dec 31, 2004	293	850	154
Dec 31, 2005	296	1,001	158
Dec 31, 2006	304	1,153	161
Dec 31, 2007	311	1,306	165
Dec 31, 2008	319	1,460	168
Dec 31, 2009	319	1,615	172
Dec 31, 2010	318	1,770	176
Dec 31, 2011	319	1,904	180
Dec 31, 2012	321	2,010	183
Dec 31, 2013	324	2,103	187
Dec 31, 2014	327	2,187	190
Dec 31, 2015	331	2,261	194
Dec 31, 2016	335	2,326	198
Dec 31, 2017	343	2,384	201
Dec 31, 2018	353	2,435	204
Dec 31, 2019	361	2,480	208
Dec 31, 2020	366	2,519	212
Dec 31, 2021	372	2,553	216
Dec 31, 2022	380	2,559	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.