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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 IcelandDenmarkPhilippinesBarbados
2775,32279,346273
2815,33981,131274
2855,35883,023275
2885,37784,876276
2895,39186,697278
2935,40488,568279
2965,42090,418280
3045,43892,253281
3115,46194,098282
3195,49495,923283
3195,52497,627285
3185,54899,317286
3195,571100,999287
3215,592102,618288
3245,614104,299289
3275,644106,076290
3315,683107,868291
3355,730109,493291
3435,766111,094292
3535,795112,843293
3615,818114,636294
3665,831117,026294
3725,855119,473295
3805,907121,234295

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