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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	Puerto Rico	Iceland	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	3,800	277	138
Dec 31, 2000	3,811	281	141
Dec 31, 2001	3,819	285	144
Dec 31, 2002	3,824	288	147
Dec 31, 2003	3,826	289	151
Dec 31, 2004	3,827	293	154
Dec 31, 2005	3,822	296	158
Dec 31, 2006	3,805	304	161
Dec 31, 2007	3,783	311	165
Dec 31, 2008	3,761	319	168
Dec 31, 2009	3,741	319	172
Dec 31, 2010	3,722	318	176
Dec 31, 2011	3,679	319	180
Dec 31, 2012	3,636	321	183
Dec 31, 2013	3,589	324	187
Dec 31, 2014	3,534	327	190
Dec 31, 2015	3,473	331	194
Dec 31, 2016	3,411	335	198
Dec 31, 2017	3,352	343	201
Dec 31, 2018	3,295	353	204
Dec 31, 2019	3,268	361	208
Dec 31, 2020	3,247	366	212
Dec 31, 2021	3,232	372	216
Dec 31, 2022	3,228	380	220

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 Puerto Rico, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.