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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 IcelandPhilippinesEl Salvador
27779,3465,767
28181,1315,825
28583,0235,856
28884,8765,869
28986,6975,880
29388,5685,888
29690,4185,899
30492,2535,906
31194,0985,911
31995,9235,934
31997,6275,954
31899,3175,967
319100,9995,984
321102,6186,033
324104,2996,121
327106,0766,179
331107,8686,205
335109,4936,248
343111,0946,304
353112,8436,368
361114,6366,372
366117,0266,385
372119,4736,407
380121,2346,429

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 El Salvador; the database as a whole is cited above.