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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 IcelandDominicaPhilippinesSudan
2777079,34626,168
2817181,13126,771
2857183,02327,387
2887284,87628,017
2897286,69728,662
2937288,56829,321
2967290,41829,996
3047292,25330,686
3117294,09831,393
3197395,92332,137
3197397,62733,078
3187399,31733,891
31973100,99934,568
32173102,61835,293
32473104,29936,093
32773106,07637,058
33174107,86838,165
33574109,49339,294
34374111,09440,512
35374112,84341,764
36175114,63642,952
36675117,02644,121
37276119,47345,290
38076121,23446,498

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