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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 IcelandPhilippinesArmenia
27779,3462,970
28181,1312,966
28583,0232,965
28884,8762,962
28986,6972,955
29388,5682,953
29690,4182,951
30492,2532,948
31194,0982,946
31995,9232,943
31997,6272,941
31899,3172,939
319100,9992,937
321102,6182,934
324104,2992,932
327106,0762,928
331107,8682,924
335109,4932,919
343111,0942,913
353112,8432,907
361114,6362,899
366117,0262,891
372119,4732,881
380121,2342,871

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.

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 Armenia; the database as a whole is cited above.