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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 IcelandSeychellesOmanEstonia
277782,3481,378
281792,4031,400
285802,4571,391
288812,5101,382
289822,5621,374
293832,6131,365
296842,6631,357
304852,7131,349
311862,7641,341
319872,8161,337
319872,8711,334
318882,9281,332
319892,9861,328
321903,0471,324
324913,1101,319
327923,1741,314
331923,2401,312
335933,3071,314
343943,3751,314
353953,4441,318
361963,5121,323
366973,5821,327
372983,6511,329
380983,6961,330

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