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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandBeninChile
2776,46115,140
2816,67715,340
2856,90215,513
2887,13015,686
2897,36015,859
2937,58916,029
2967,83816,222
3048,08916,364
3118,33516,536
3198,60316,700
3198,88416,864
3189,17916,999
3199,48617,189
3219,80517,378
32410,13517,545
32710,48017,720
33110,84217,904
33511,22018,099
34311,61318,350
35312,01818,681
36112,37019,035
36612,72519,385
37213,08119,604
38013,43919,715

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

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.

Chile

  • 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315

No separate list is published for Benin; the database as a whole is cited above.