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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 IcelandHong Kong SAR ChinaChile
2776,58715,140
2816,64615,340
2856,69515,513
2886,72515,686
2896,71215,859
2936,76516,029
2966,79416,222
3046,83816,364
3116,89716,536
3196,93816,700
3196,95316,864
3187,00416,999
3197,05217,189
3217,13017,378
3247,15917,545
3277,20917,720
3317,27117,904
3357,31618,099
3437,37218,350
3537,43218,681
3617,48719,035
3667,46019,385
3727,39219,604
3807,38719,715

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 Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.