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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	Sierra Leone
Dec 31, 1999	277	138	3,736
Dec 31, 2000	281	141	3,809
Dec 31, 2001	285	144	4,043
Dec 31, 2002	288	147	4,287
Dec 31, 2003	289	151	4,466
Dec 31, 2004	293	154	4,602
Dec 31, 2005	296	158	4,708
Dec 31, 2006	304	161	4,818
Dec 31, 2007	311	165	4,918
Dec 31, 2008	319	168	5,023
Dec 31, 2009	319	172	5,132
Dec 31, 2010	318	176	5,246
Dec 31, 2011	319	180	5,364
Dec 31, 2012	321	183	5,486
Dec 31, 2013	324	187	5,613
Dec 31, 2014	327	190	5,744
Dec 31, 2015	331	194	5,879
Dec 31, 2016	335	198	6,019
Dec 31, 2017	343	201	6,163
Dec 31, 2018	353	204	6,312
Dec 31, 2019	361	208	6,461
Dec 31, 2020	366	212	6,611
Dec 31, 2021	372	216	6,761
Dec 31, 2022	380	220	6,910

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, Sierra Leone; the database as a whole is cited above.