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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 IcelandPhilippinesDenmarkBarbados
27779,3465,322273
28181,1315,339274
28583,0235,358275
28884,8765,377276
28986,6975,391278
29388,5685,404279
29690,4185,420280
30492,2535,438281
31194,0985,461282
31995,9235,494283
31997,6275,524285
31899,3175,548286
319100,9995,571287
321102,6185,592288
324104,2995,614289
327106,0765,644290
331107,8685,683291
335109,4935,730291
343111,0945,766292
353112,8435,795293
361114,6365,818294
366117,0265,831294
372119,4735,855295
380121,2345,907295

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