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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 IcelandBarbadosPhilippinesAlbania
27727379,3463,085
28127481,1313,065
28527583,0233,047
28827684,8763,038
28927886,6973,026
29327988,5683,014
29628090,4182,998
30428192,2532,979
31128294,0982,957
31928395,9232,934
31928597,6272,915
31828699,3172,900
319287100,9992,892
321288102,6182,888
324289104,2992,882
327290106,0762,876
331291107,8682,868
335291109,4932,863
343292111,0942,861
353293112,8432,854
361294114,6362,842
366294117,0262,825
372295119,4732,799
380295121,2342,787

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, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.