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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 IcelandPhilippinesBurkina FasoBarbados
27779,34611,075273
28181,13111,405274
28583,02311,828275
28884,87612,380276
28986,69712,829278
29388,56813,178279
29690,41813,540280
30492,25313,917281
31194,09814,309282
31995,92314,722283
31997,62715,152285
31899,31715,600286
319100,99916,064287
321102,61816,563288
324104,29917,072289
327106,07617,575290
331107,86818,094291
335109,49318,621291
343111,09419,157292
353112,84319,698293
361114,63620,242294
366117,02620,788294
372119,47321,336295
380121,23421,889295

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 Burkina Faso, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.