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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 IcelandPhilippinesMoldovaMalta
27779,3464,244387
28181,1314,199390
28583,0234,154393
28884,8764,108396
28986,6974,059398
29388,5684,013401
29690,4183,966404
30492,2533,919405
31194,0983,873406
31995,9233,829409
31997,6273,788412
31899,3173,748414
319100,9993,709416
321102,6183,671420
324104,2993,633426
327106,0763,595435
331107,8683,558445
335109,4933,522455
343111,0943,485468
353112,8433,448485
361114,6363,412504
366117,0263,376516
372119,4733,339518
380121,2343,570530

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 Moldova, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.