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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 BarbadosCape VerdePhilippinesMoldova
27342279,3464,244
27443081,1314,199
27543883,0234,154
27644784,8764,108
27845586,6974,059
27946388,5684,013
28047190,4183,966
28147892,2533,919
28248694,0983,873
28349495,9233,829
28550197,6273,788
28650999,3173,748
287516100,9993,709
288524102,6183,671
289531104,2993,633
290539106,0763,595
291546107,8683,558
291553109,4933,522
292562111,0943,485
293568112,8433,448
294574114,6363,412
294580117,0263,376
295585119,4733,339
295590121,2343,570

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

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 Barbados, Cape Verde, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.