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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Philippines	Italy	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	79,346	56,940	138
Dec 31, 2000	81,131	56,966	141
Dec 31, 2001	83,023	57,004	144
Dec 31, 2002	84,876	57,114	147
Dec 31, 2003	86,697	57,423	151
Dec 31, 2004	88,568	57,852	154
Dec 31, 2005	90,418	58,191	158
Dec 31, 2006	92,253	58,424	161
Dec 31, 2007	94,098	58,781	165
Dec 31, 2008	95,923	59,236	168
Dec 31, 2009	97,627	59,580	172
Dec 31, 2010	99,317	59,844	176
Dec 31, 2011	100,999	60,052	180
Dec 31, 2012	102,618	60,216	183
Dec 31, 2013	104,299	60,337	187
Dec 31, 2014	106,076	60,346	190
Dec 31, 2015	107,868	60,255	194
Dec 31, 2016	109,493	60,140	198
Dec 31, 2017	111,094	60,027	201
Dec 31, 2018	112,843	59,902	204
Dec 31, 2019	114,636	59,754	208
Dec 31, 2020	117,026	59,464	212
Dec 31, 2021	119,473	59,158	216
Dec 31, 2022	121,234	58,966	220

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.

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.