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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 IcelandBarbadosPhilippinesMoldova
27727379,3464,244
28127481,1314,199
28527583,0234,154
28827684,8764,108
28927886,6974,059
29327988,5684,013
29628090,4183,966
30428192,2533,919
31128294,0983,873
31928395,9233,829
31928597,6273,788
31828699,3173,748
319287100,9993,709
321288102,6183,671
324289104,2993,633
327290106,0763,595
331291107,8683,558
335291109,4933,522
343292111,0943,485
353293112,8433,448
361294114,6363,412
366294117,0263,376
372295119,4733,339
380295121,2343,570

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