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Population, long-run history by country
Population, long-run history
Annual, Persons, thousands
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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
| Date | Iceland | Philippines | Palestinian Territories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | 79,346 | 2,996 | |
| 281 | 81,131 | 3,075 | |
| 285 | 83,023 | 3,155 | |
| 288 | 84,876 | 3,235 | |
| 289 | 86,697 | 3,315 | |
| 293 | 88,568 | 3,396 | |
| 296 | 90,418 | 3,478 | |
| 304 | 92,253 | 3,559 | |
| 311 | 94,098 | 3,642 | |
| 319 | 95,923 | 3,727 | |
| 319 | 97,627 | 3,817 | |
| 318 | 99,317 | 3,907 | |
| 319 | 100,999 | 3,997 | |
| 321 | 102,618 | 4,088 | |
| 324 | 104,299 | 4,178 | |
| 327 | 106,076 | 4,269 | |
| 331 | 107,868 | 4,359 | |
| 335 | 109,493 | 4,451 | |
| 343 | 111,094 | 4,533 | |
| 353 | 112,843 | 4,615 | |
| 361 | 114,636 | 4,715 | |
| 366 | 117,026 | 4,820 | |
| 372 | 119,473 | 4,930 | |
| 380 | 121,234 | 5,042 |
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.
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 Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.