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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	Spain	Portugal
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	10,144
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	10,215
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	10,288
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	10,344
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	10,383
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	10,408
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	10,427
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	10,446
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	10,467
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	10,482
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	10,492
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	10,497
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	10,481
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	10,439
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	10,382
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	10,326
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	10,283
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	10,251
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	10,226
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	10,209
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	10,212
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	10,223
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	10,214
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	10,200

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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

Portugal

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1530–1850: Palma, N., & Reis, J. (2019). From Convergence to Divergence: Portuguese Economic Growth, 1527–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 79(2), 477-506. doi:10.1017/S0022050719000056
1850-1913: Pedro Lains, "How Far Can We Go? Measuring Portuguese Economic Growth (1850-1913)"
1938-1950: R. Janes Cartado and N.E. Sequeira da Rosa, Series Longas as Contas Nacionais Portuguesas 1958-1985, Banco de Portugal, Lisbon,