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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 PhilippinesCentral African RepublicSt. Lucia
79,3463,889152
81,1313,980153
83,0234,054154
84,8764,128155
86,6974,215156
88,5684,289157
90,4184,363157
92,2534,449158
94,0984,544159
95,9234,641160
97,6274,742160
99,3174,845161
100,9994,950162
102,6185,057162
104,2995,167163
106,0765,278163
107,8685,392164
109,4935,507164
111,0945,625165
112,8435,745166
114,6365,874166
117,0266,025167
119,4736,154167
121,2346,291167

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.

No separate list is published for Central African Republic, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.