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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 IcelandDominicaPhilippinesEstonia
2777079,3461,378
2817181,1311,400
2857183,0231,391
2887284,8761,382
2897286,6971,374
2937288,5681,365
2967290,4181,357
3047292,2531,349
3117294,0981,341
3197395,9231,337
3197397,6271,334
3187399,3171,332
31973100,9991,328
32173102,6181,324
32473104,2991,319
32773106,0761,314
33174107,8681,312
33574109,4931,314
34374111,0941,314
35374112,8431,318
36175114,6361,323
36675117,0261,327
37276119,4731,329
38076121,2341,330

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 Dominica, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.