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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 FasoCambodia
27779,34611,07512,122
28181,13111,40512,317
28583,02311,82812,504
28884,87612,38012,691
28986,69712,82912,881
29388,56813,17813,076
29690,41813,54013,276
30492,25313,91713,461
31194,09814,30913,630
31995,92314,72213,808
31997,62715,15213,990
31899,31715,60014,162
319100,99916,06414,322
321102,61816,56314,480
324104,29917,07214,637
327106,07617,57514,793
331107,86818,09414,994
335109,49318,62115,238
343111,09419,15715,480
353112,84319,69815,717
361114,63620,24215,944
366117,02620,78816,149
372119,47321,33616,338
380121,23421,88916,514

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, Cambodia; the database as a whole is cited above.