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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 IcelandBarbadosPhilippinesDenmark
27727379,3465,322
28127481,1315,339
28527583,0235,358
28827684,8765,377
28927886,6975,391
29327988,5685,404
29628090,4185,420
30428192,2535,438
31128294,0985,461
31928395,9235,494
31928597,6275,524
31828699,3175,548
319287100,9995,571
321288102,6185,592
324289104,2995,614
327290106,0765,644
331291107,8685,683
335291109,4935,730
343292111,0945,766
353293112,8435,795
361294114,6365,818
366294117,0265,831
372295119,4735,855
380295121,2345,907

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