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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 IcelandSeychellesOmanMoldova
277782,3484,244
281792,4034,199
285802,4574,154
288812,5104,108
289822,5624,059
293832,6134,013
296842,6633,966
304852,7133,919
311862,7643,873
319872,8163,829
319872,8713,788
318882,9283,748
319892,9863,709
321903,0473,671
324913,1103,633
327923,1743,595
331923,2403,558
335933,3073,522
343943,3753,485
353953,4443,448
361963,5123,412
366973,5823,376
372983,6513,339
380983,6963,570

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