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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 IcelandPhilippinesBangladeshBarbados
27779,346132,907273
28181,131135,207274
28583,023137,420275
28884,876139,573276
28986,697141,650278
29388,568143,644279
29690,418145,546280
30492,253147,376281
31194,098149,047282
31995,923150,562283
31997,627152,189285
31899,317153,927286
319100,999155,634287
321102,618157,326288
324104,299158,999289
327106,076160,650290
331107,868162,273291
335109,493163,938291
343111,094165,655292
353112,843167,358293
361114,636169,045294
366117,026170,709294
372119,473172,354295
380121,234174,217295

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.

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.