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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 IcelandSenegalOmanSudan
27710,0702,34826,168
28110,3052,40326,771
28510,5762,45727,387
28810,8642,51028,017
28911,1722,56228,662
29311,4982,61329,321
29611,8392,66329,996
30412,2042,71330,686
31112,5842,76431,393
31912,9782,81632,137
31913,3822,87133,078
31813,7942,92833,891
31914,2262,98634,568
32114,6683,04735,293
32415,1213,11036,093
32715,5893,17437,058
33116,0663,24038,165
33516,5493,30739,294
34317,0443,37540,512
35317,5353,44441,764
36118,0213,51242,952
36618,5183,58244,121
37219,0163,65145,290
38019,5123,69646,498

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