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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 IcelandMaltaPhilippinesMoldova
27738779,3464,244
28139081,1314,199
28539383,0234,154
28839684,8764,108
28939886,6974,059
29340188,5684,013
29640490,4183,966
30440592,2533,919
31140694,0983,873
31940995,9233,829
31941297,6273,788
31841499,3173,748
319416100,9993,709
321420102,6183,671
324426104,2993,633
327435106,0763,595
331445107,8683,558
335455109,4933,522
343468111,0943,485
353485112,8433,448
361504114,6363,412
366516117,0263,376
372518119,4733,339
380530121,2343,570

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 Malta, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.