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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 St. LuciaBangladeshPhilippines
152132,90779,346
153135,20781,131
154137,42083,023
155139,57384,876
156141,65086,697
157143,64488,568
157145,54690,418
158147,37692,253
159149,04794,098
160150,56295,923
160152,18997,627
161153,92799,317
162155,634100,999
162157,326102,618
163158,999104,299
163160,650106,076
164162,273107,868
164163,938109,493
165165,655111,094
166167,358112,843
166169,045114,636
167170,709117,026
167172,354119,473
167174,217121,234

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

Bangladesh

  • 1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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 St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.