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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 BarbadosPhilippinesThailandSt. Lucia
27379,34659,748152
27481,13160,165153
27583,02360,746154
27684,87661,323155
27886,69761,884156
27988,56862,425157
28090,41862,956157
28192,25363,467158
28294,09863,937159
28395,92364,381160
28597,62764,804160
28699,31765,208161
287100,99965,599162
288102,61865,970162
289104,29966,332163
290106,07666,673163
291107,86866,975164
291109,49367,250164
292111,09467,506165
293112,84367,750166
294114,63667,975166
294117,02668,180167
295119,47368,366167
295121,23468,457167

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.

Thailand

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989

No separate list is published for Barbados, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.