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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 IcelandUnited Arab EmiratesBurkina FasoPhilippines
2773,10111,07579,346
2813,28411,40581,131
2853,45811,82883,023
2883,61312,38084,876
2893,75412,82986,697
2933,88213,17888,568
2964,00013,54090,418
3044,53213,91792,253
3115,62314,30994,098
3197,27714,72295,923
3198,16415,15297,627
3188,15215,60099,317
3198,43816,064100,999
3218,74716,563102,618
3249,07717,072104,299
3279,32117,575106,076
3319,46118,094107,868
3359,58718,621109,493
3439,69919,157111,094
3539,79619,698112,843
3619,87920,242114,636
3669,95320,788117,026
37210,01821,336119,473
38010,09921,889121,234

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 United Arab Emirates, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.