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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosIcelandPhilippinesEswatini
27327779,3461,033
27428181,1311,032
27528583,0231,030
27628884,8761,028
27828986,6971,026
27929388,5681,025
28029690,4181,023
28130492,2531,021
28231194,0981,019
28331995,9231,017
28531997,6271,017
28631899,3171,019
287319100,9991,024
288321102,6181,032
289324104,2991,041
290327106,0761,051
291331107,8681,060
291335109,4931,069
292343111,0941,078
293353112,8431,087
294361114,6361,096
294366117,0261,106
295372119,4731,117
295380121,2341,126

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.

Philippines

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Eswatini; the database as a whole is cited above.