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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 PhilippinesBurkina FasoPalestinian TerritoriesBarbados
79,34611,0752,996273
81,13111,4053,075274
83,02311,8283,155275
84,87612,3803,235276
86,69712,8293,315278
88,56813,1783,396279
90,41813,5403,478280
92,25313,9173,559281
94,09814,3093,642282
95,92314,7223,727283
97,62715,1523,817285
99,31715,6003,907286
100,99916,0643,997287
102,61816,5634,088288
104,29917,0724,178289
106,07617,5754,269290
107,86818,0944,359291
109,49318,6214,451291
111,09419,1574,533292
112,84319,6984,615293
114,63620,2424,715294
117,02620,7884,820294
119,47321,3364,930295
121,23421,8895,042295

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 Burkina Faso, Palestinian Territories, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.