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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	Slovenia
Dec 31, 1999	277	138	1,998
Dec 31, 2000	281	141	2,004
Dec 31, 2001	285	144	2,006
Dec 31, 2002	288	147	2,009
Dec 31, 2003	289	151	2,010
Dec 31, 2004	293	154	2,011
Dec 31, 2005	296	158	2,015
Dec 31, 2006	304	161	2,022
Dec 31, 2007	311	165	2,033
Dec 31, 2008	319	168	2,036
Dec 31, 2009	319	172	2,056
Dec 31, 2010	318	176	2,063
Dec 31, 2011	319	180	2,067
Dec 31, 2012	321	183	2,071
Dec 31, 2013	324	187	2,074
Dec 31, 2014	327	190	2,076
Dec 31, 2015	331	194	2,078
Dec 31, 2016	335	198	2,079
Dec 31, 2017	343	201	2,081
Dec 31, 2018	353	204	2,087
Dec 31, 2019	361	208	2,104
Dec 31, 2020	366	212	2,118
Dec 31, 2021	372	216	2,123
Dec 31, 2022	380	220	2,124

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.

Slovenia

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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