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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Philippines	Iceland	Australia
Dec 31, 1999	79,346	277	18,692
Dec 31, 2000	81,131	281	18,907
Dec 31, 2001	83,023	285	19,151
Dec 31, 2002	84,876	288	19,371
Dec 31, 2003	86,697	289	19,595
Dec 31, 2004	88,568	293	19,805
Dec 31, 2005	90,418	296	20,048
Dec 31, 2006	92,253	304	20,320
Dec 31, 2007	94,098	311	20,694
Dec 31, 2008	95,923	319	21,113
Dec 31, 2009	97,627	319	21,553
Dec 31, 2010	99,317	318	21,891
Dec 31, 2011	100,999	319	22,197
Dec 31, 2012	102,618	321	22,588
Dec 31, 2013	104,299	324	22,980
Dec 31, 2014	106,076	327	23,326
Dec 31, 2015	107,868	331	23,664
Dec 31, 2016	109,493	335	24,036
Dec 31, 2017	111,094	343	24,445
Dec 31, 2018	112,843	353	24,823
Dec 31, 2019	114,636	361	25,204
Dec 31, 2020	117,026	366	25,529
Dec 31, 2021	119,473	372	25,574
Dec 31, 2022	121,234	380	25,826

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

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.

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.

Australia

1820-1828: Butlin, N.G. 'Our 200 Years', Queesland Calendar, 1988
1828-1860: N.G. Butlin, "Contours of the Australian Economy 1788-1860", Australian Economic Review, Sept. 1986, pp. 112-13;
1861-1938/9: N.G. Butlin, Australian Domestic Product, Investment and Foreign Borrowing 1861-1938/9, Cambridge, 1962,pp.460-1; amdended as indicated in N.G. Butlin, Investment in Australian Economic Development 1861-19000, Cambridge, 1964, p. 453 and with revised deflator shown in M.W. Butlin, A Preliminary Annual Databae 1900/1901 to 1973/1974, Discussion Paper 7701, Reserve Bank of Australia, 1977, p. 41
1938/9-1950: from expenditure aggregates in 1966/7 prices in M.W. Butlin, RS/FLW/, p.85.