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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Philippines	Mexico	Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1999	79,346	97,242	3,800
Dec 31, 2000	81,131	98,403	3,811
Dec 31, 2001	83,023	99,599	3,819
Dec 31, 2002	84,876	100,863	3,824
Dec 31, 2003	86,697	102,132	3,826
Dec 31, 2004	88,568	103,334	3,827
Dec 31, 2005	90,418	104,508	3,822
Dec 31, 2006	92,253	105,738	3,805
Dec 31, 2007	94,098	107,083	3,783
Dec 31, 2008	95,923	108,554	3,761
Dec 31, 2009	97,627	110,061	3,741
Dec 31, 2010	99,317	111,468	3,722
Dec 31, 2011	100,999	112,826	3,679
Dec 31, 2012	102,618	114,163	3,636
Dec 31, 2013	104,299	115,471	3,589
Dec 31, 2014	106,076	116,757	3,534
Dec 31, 2015	107,868	118,017	3,473
Dec 31, 2016	109,493	117,444	3,411
Dec 31, 2017	111,094	118,799	3,352
Dec 31, 2018	112,843	120,289	3,295
Dec 31, 2019	114,636	121,872	3,268
Dec 31, 2020	117,026	123,260	3,247
Dec 31, 2021	119,473	124,462	3,232
Dec 31, 2022	121,234	125,247	3,228

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.

Mexico

1550–1812: Arroyo Abad, L. and J.L. van Zanden (2016), “Growth under Extractive Institutions? Latin American Per Capita GDP in Colonial Times” Journal of Economic History 76(4): 1182–1215.
1812–1870: Prados de la Escosura, L., (2009), ‘Lost decades? Economic performance in post-independence Latin America’, Journal of Latin America Studies, 41, pp. 279–307. (updated data)
1870-1895: Bértola, L., & Ocampo, J. A. (2012). The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence. Oxford University Press, Table A.2
1895–2003: 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

No separate list is published for Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.