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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Malta	Brazil	Philippines
Dec 31, 1999	387	174,320	79,346
Dec 31, 2000	390	176,902	81,131
Dec 31, 2001	393	179,389	83,023
Dec 31, 2002	396	181,721	84,876
Dec 31, 2003	398	183,970	86,697
Dec 31, 2004	401	186,165	88,568
Dec 31, 2005	404	188,330	90,418
Dec 31, 2006	405	190,438	92,253
Dec 31, 2007	406	192,450	94,098
Dec 31, 2008	409	194,458	95,923
Dec 31, 2009	412	196,464	97,627
Dec 31, 2010	414	198,408	99,317
Dec 31, 2011	416	200,152	100,999
Dec 31, 2012	420	201,894	102,618
Dec 31, 2013	426	203,614	104,299
Dec 31, 2014	435	205,358	106,076
Dec 31, 2015	445	207,148	107,868
Dec 31, 2016	455	208,859	109,493
Dec 31, 2017	468	210,537	111,094
Dec 31, 2018	485	212,258	112,843
Dec 31, 2019	504	213,940	114,636
Dec 31, 2020	516	215,577	117,026
Dec 31, 2021	518	216,720	119,473
Dec 31, 2022	530	217,718	121,234

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

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

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 Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.