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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 IcelandLuxembourgCongo - KinshasaPhilippines
27743351,18179,346
28143852,78281,131
28544354,45383,023
28844856,17084,876
28945457,86086,697
29346059,59988,568
29646761,47490,418
30447463,47992,253
31148265,59094,098
31949167,80095,923
31950070,11497,627
31850972,55099,317
31952175,138100,999
32153377,792102,618
32454780,534104,299
32756083,368106,076
33157186,229107,868
33558689,193109,493
34359992,209111,094
35361095,232112,843
36162398,320114,636
366633101,499117,026
372643104,767119,473
380651108,171121,234

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 Luxembourg, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.