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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	Barbados	Philippines	Laos	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	79,346	5,286	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	81,131	5,397	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	83,023	5,499	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	84,876	5,578	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	86,697	5,654	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	88,568	5,746	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	90,418	5,836	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	92,253	5,931	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	94,098	6,035	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	95,923	6,145	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	97,627	6,257	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	99,317	6,368	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	100,999	6,477	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	102,618	6,586	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	104,299	6,695	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	106,076	6,804	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	107,868	6,912	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	109,493	7,019	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	111,094	7,127	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	112,843	7,234	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	114,636	7,343	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	117,026	7,452	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	119,473	7,560	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	121,234	7,666	220

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, Laos, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.