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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 IcelandHong Kong SAR ChinaOmanPhilippines
2776,5872,34879,346
2816,6462,40381,131
2856,6952,45783,023
2886,7252,51084,876
2896,7122,56286,697
2936,7652,61388,568
2966,7942,66390,418
3046,8382,71392,253
3116,8972,76494,098
3196,9382,81695,923
3196,9532,87197,627
3187,0042,92899,317
3197,0522,986100,999
3217,1303,047102,618
3247,1593,110104,299
3277,2093,174106,076
3317,2713,240107,868
3357,3163,307109,493
3437,3723,375111,094
3537,4323,444112,843
3617,4873,512114,636
3667,4603,582117,026
3727,3923,651119,473
3807,3873,696121,234

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