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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 PhilippinesOmanCongo - KinshasaSt. Lucia
79,3462,34851,181152
81,1312,40352,782153
83,0232,45754,453154
84,8762,51056,170155
86,6972,56257,860156
88,5682,61359,599157
90,4182,66361,474157
92,2532,71363,479158
94,0982,76465,590159
95,9232,81667,800160
97,6272,87170,114160
99,3172,92872,550161
100,9992,98675,138162
102,6183,04777,792162
104,2993,11080,534163
106,0763,17483,368163
107,8683,24086,229164
109,4933,30789,193164
111,0943,37592,209165
112,8433,44495,232166
114,6363,51298,320166
117,0263,582101,499167
119,4733,651104,767167
121,2343,696108,171167

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 Oman, Congo - Kinshasa, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.