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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 | Palestinian Territories | Chile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | 2,996 | 15,140 | |
| 281 | 3,075 | 15,340 | |
| 285 | 3,155 | 15,513 | |
| 288 | 3,235 | 15,686 | |
| 289 | 3,315 | 15,859 | |
| 293 | 3,396 | 16,029 | |
| 296 | 3,478 | 16,222 | |
| 304 | 3,559 | 16,364 | |
| 311 | 3,642 | 16,536 | |
| 319 | 3,727 | 16,700 | |
| 319 | 3,817 | 16,864 | |
| 318 | 3,907 | 16,999 | |
| 319 | 3,997 | 17,189 | |
| 321 | 4,088 | 17,378 | |
| 324 | 4,178 | 17,545 | |
| 327 | 4,269 | 17,720 | |
| 331 | 4,359 | 17,904 | |
| 335 | 4,451 | 18,099 | |
| 343 | 4,533 | 18,350 | |
| 353 | 4,615 | 18,681 | |
| 361 | 4,715 | 19,035 | |
| 366 | 4,820 | 19,385 | |
| 372 | 4,930 | 19,604 | |
| 380 | 5,042 | 19,715 |
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.
Chile
- 1810–2004: Díaz, J.B. Lüders, R. and Wagner, G. (2007) Economia Chilena 1810 - 2000, Producto total y sectorial una nueva mirada, Pontificia universidad Catolica de Chile, Insituto de Economia, Documeno de Trabajo no. 315
No separate list is published for Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.