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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 IcelandPhilippinesOmanUganda
27779,3462,34823,408
28181,1312,40324,195
28583,0232,45724,992
28884,8762,51025,846
28986,6972,56226,661
29388,5682,61327,414
29690,4182,66328,200
30492,2532,71329,021
31194,0982,76429,846
31995,9232,81630,647
31997,6272,87131,469
31899,3172,92832,343
319100,9992,98633,257
321102,6183,04734,234
324104,2993,11035,271
327106,0763,17436,419
331107,8683,24037,673
335109,4933,30739,157
343111,0943,37540,879
353112,8433,44442,329
361114,6363,51243,639
366117,0263,58245,120
372119,4733,65146,645
380121,2343,69648,065

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.

Uganda

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.