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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 PhilippinesTrinidad & TobagoLaos
79,3461,3015,286
81,1311,3035,397
83,0231,3085,499
84,8761,3145,578
86,6971,3205,654
88,5681,3265,746
90,4181,3325,836
92,2531,3385,931
94,0981,3446,035
95,9231,3526,145
97,6271,3596,257
99,3171,3656,368
100,9991,3726,477
102,6181,3796,586
104,2991,3866,695
106,0761,3926,804
107,8681,3996,912
109,4931,4057,019
111,0941,4117,127
112,8431,4367,234
114,6361,4527,343
117,0261,4487,452
119,4731,4507,560
121,2341,4567,666

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 Trinidad & Tobago, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.