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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	277	138	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	281	141	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	285	144	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	288	147	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	289	151	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	293	154	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	296	158	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	304	161	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	311	165	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	319	168	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	319	172	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	318	176	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	319	180	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	321	183	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	324	187	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	327	190	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	331	194	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	335	198	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	343	201	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	353	204	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	361	208	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	366	212	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	372	216	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	380	220	3,696

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.

No separate list is published for São Tomé & Príncipe, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.