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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 PhilippinesOmanMoldovaMalta
79,3462,3484,244387
81,1312,4034,199390
83,0232,4574,154393
84,8762,5104,108396
86,6972,5624,059398
88,5682,6134,013401
90,4182,6633,966404
92,2532,7133,919405
94,0982,7643,873406
95,9232,8163,829409
97,6272,8713,788412
99,3172,9283,748414
100,9992,9863,709416
102,6183,0473,671420
104,2993,1103,633426
106,0763,1743,595435
107,8683,2403,558445
109,4933,3073,522455
111,0943,3753,485468
112,8433,4443,448485
114,6363,5123,412504
117,0263,5823,376516
119,4733,6513,339518
121,2343,6963,570530

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, Moldova, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.