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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 PhilippinesAlbaniaThailand
79,3463,08559,748
81,1313,06560,165
83,0233,04760,746
84,8763,03861,323
86,6973,02661,884
88,5683,01462,425
90,4182,99862,956
92,2532,97963,467
94,0982,95763,937
95,9232,93464,381
97,6272,91564,804
99,3172,90065,208
100,9992,89265,599
102,6182,88865,970
104,2992,88266,332
106,0762,87666,673
107,8682,86866,975
109,4932,86367,250
111,0942,86167,506
112,8432,85467,750
114,6362,84267,975
117,0262,82568,180
119,4732,79968,366
121,2342,78768,457

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

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 Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.