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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 IcelandSudanOmanCape Verde
27726,1682,348422
28126,7712,403430
28527,3872,457438
28828,0172,510447
28928,6622,562455
29329,3212,613463
29629,9962,663471
30430,6862,713478
31131,3932,764486
31932,1372,816494
31933,0782,871501
31833,8912,928509
31934,5682,986516
32135,2933,047524
32436,0933,110531
32737,0583,174539
33138,1653,240546
33539,2943,307553
34340,5123,375562
35341,7643,444568
36142,9523,512574
36644,1213,582580
37245,2903,651585
38046,4983,696590

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 Sudan, Oman, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.