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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 LuxembourgAlbaniaOmanPhilippines
4333,0852,34879,346
4383,0652,40381,131
4433,0472,45783,023
4483,0382,51084,876
4543,0262,56286,697
4603,0142,61388,568
4672,9982,66390,418
4742,9792,71392,253
4822,9572,76494,098
4912,9342,81695,923
5002,9152,87197,627
5092,9002,92899,317
5212,8922,986100,999
5332,8883,047102,618
5472,8823,110104,299
5602,8763,174106,076
5712,8683,240107,868
5862,8633,307109,493
5992,8613,375111,094
6102,8543,444112,843
6232,8423,512114,636
6332,8253,582117,026
6432,7993,651119,473
6512,7873,696121,234

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.

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 Luxembourg, Albania, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.