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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	Senegal	Oman	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	277	10,070	2,348	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	281	10,305	2,403	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	285	10,576	2,457	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	288	10,864	2,510	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	289	11,172	2,562	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	293	11,498	2,613	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	296	11,839	2,663	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	304	12,204	2,713	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	311	12,584	2,764	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	319	12,978	2,816	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	319	13,382	2,871	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	318	13,794	2,928	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	319	14,226	2,986	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	321	14,668	3,047	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	324	15,121	3,110	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	327	15,589	3,174	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	331	16,066	3,240	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	335	16,549	3,307	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	343	17,044	3,375	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	353	17,535	3,444	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	361	18,021	3,512	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	366	18,518	3,582	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	372	19,016	3,651	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	380	19,512	3,696	7,666

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 Senegal, Oman, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.