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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	Trinidad & Tobago
Dec 31, 1999	277	138	1,301
Dec 31, 2000	281	141	1,303
Dec 31, 2001	285	144	1,308
Dec 31, 2002	288	147	1,314
Dec 31, 2003	289	151	1,320
Dec 31, 2004	293	154	1,326
Dec 31, 2005	296	158	1,332
Dec 31, 2006	304	161	1,338
Dec 31, 2007	311	165	1,344
Dec 31, 2008	319	168	1,352
Dec 31, 2009	319	172	1,359
Dec 31, 2010	318	176	1,365
Dec 31, 2011	319	180	1,372
Dec 31, 2012	321	183	1,379
Dec 31, 2013	324	187	1,386
Dec 31, 2014	327	190	1,392
Dec 31, 2015	331	194	1,399
Dec 31, 2016	335	198	1,405
Dec 31, 2017	343	201	1,411
Dec 31, 2018	353	204	1,436
Dec 31, 2019	361	208	1,452
Dec 31, 2020	366	212	1,448
Dec 31, 2021	372	216	1,450
Dec 31, 2022	380	220	1,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.