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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ItalyPhilippinesTrinidad & Tobago
56,94079,3461,301
56,96681,1311,303
57,00483,0231,308
57,11484,8761,314
57,42386,6971,320
57,85288,5681,326
58,19190,4181,332
58,42492,2531,338
58,78194,0981,344
59,23695,9231,352
59,58097,6271,359
59,84499,3171,365
60,052100,9991,372
60,216102,6181,379
60,337104,2991,386
60,346106,0761,392
60,255107,8681,399
60,140109,4931,405
60,027111,0941,411
59,902112,8431,436
59,754114,6361,452
59,464117,0261,448
59,158119,4731,450
58,966121,2341,456

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

Italy

  • 1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
  • 1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
  • 1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

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 Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.