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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 IcelandDominicaPhilippinesOman
2777079,3462,348
2817181,1312,403
2857183,0232,457
2887284,8762,510
2897286,6972,562
2937288,5682,613
2967290,4182,663
3047292,2532,713
3117294,0982,764
3197395,9232,816
3197397,6272,871
3187399,3172,928
31973100,9992,986
32173102,6183,047
32473104,2993,110
32773106,0763,174
33174107,8683,240
33574109,4933,307
34374111,0943,375
35374112,8433,444
36175114,6363,512
36675117,0263,582
37276119,4733,651
38076121,2343,696

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