Since then the government has only published rough estimates of the population.
The most recent estimate published by the United Nations puts the figure at around 9.2 billion in the year 2050.
The issue is particularly acute for property companies because they publish regular estimates of what their buildings should be worth on the open market.
Data are available on a monthly and annual basis, with preliminary estimates published within two months of the reference period.
Many companies are tracked by financial analysts that publish estimates of earnings per share.
On Friday, the Government will publish preliminary estimates of the economy's performance last year.
An estimate published in Haaretz newspaper cites 180 killed and 700 wounded.
Various estimates published in the first decade of the 21st century give figures ranging from approximately 100 billion to 115 billion.
Richard Pankhurst has published estimates of the number of people sold in this market during the 19th century that range between 10,000 and 20,000.
The failure to meet forecasts was the first since the company began publishing such estimates two years ago, and its stock fell 8 percent in London.