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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 IcelandOmanPhilippinesLuxembourg
2772,34879,346433
2812,40381,131438
2852,45783,023443
2882,51084,876448
2892,56286,697454
2932,61388,568460
2962,66390,418467
3042,71392,253474
3112,76494,098482
3192,81695,923491
3192,87197,627500
3182,92899,317509
3192,986100,999521
3213,047102,618533
3243,110104,299547
3273,174106,076560
3313,240107,868571
3353,307109,493586
3433,375111,094599
3533,444112,843610
3613,512114,636623
3663,582117,026633
3723,651119,473643
3803,696121,234651

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 Oman, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.