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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 IcelandPhilippinesHong Kong SAR China
27779,3466,587
28181,1316,646
28583,0236,695
28884,8766,725
28986,6976,712
29388,5686,765
29690,4186,794
30492,2536,838
31194,0986,897
31995,9236,938
31997,6276,953
31899,3177,004
319100,9997,052
321102,6187,130
324104,2997,159
327106,0767,209
331107,8687,271
335109,4937,316
343111,0947,372
353112,8437,432
361114,6367,487
366117,0267,460
372119,4737,392
380121,2347,387

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 Hong Kong SAR China; the database as a whole is cited above.