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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Sweden	Qatar
Dec 31, 1999	277	8,858	627
Dec 31, 2000	281	8,872	659
Dec 31, 2001	285	8,896	691
Dec 31, 2002	288	8,925	724
Dec 31, 2003	289	8,958	757
Dec 31, 2004	293	8,994	850
Dec 31, 2005	296	9,030	1,001
Dec 31, 2006	304	9,081	1,153
Dec 31, 2007	311	9,148	1,306
Dec 31, 2008	319	9,220	1,460
Dec 31, 2009	319	9,299	1,615
Dec 31, 2010	318	9,378	1,770
Dec 31, 2011	319	9,449	1,904
Dec 31, 2012	321	9,519	2,010
Dec 31, 2013	324	9,600	2,103
Dec 31, 2014	327	9,696	2,187
Dec 31, 2015	331	9,799	2,261
Dec 31, 2016	335	9,923	2,326
Dec 31, 2017	343	10,058	2,384
Dec 31, 2018	353	10,175	2,435
Dec 31, 2019	361	10,279	2,480
Dec 31, 2020	366	10,354	2,519
Dec 31, 2021	372	10,416	2,553
Dec 31, 2022	380	10,487	2,559

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.

Sweden

1300–1560: Krantz, O. (2017) “Swedish GDP 1300-1560 A Tentative Estimate” Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues; No. 152.
1560–1950: Schön, L., and O. Krantz (2015) “New Swedish Historical National Accounts since the 16th Century in Constant and Current Prices” Lund Papers in Economic History no. 140

No separate list is published for Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.