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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 & TobagoThailand
79,3461,30159,748
81,1311,30360,165
83,0231,30860,746
84,8761,31461,323
86,6971,32061,884
88,5681,32662,425
90,4181,33262,956
92,2531,33863,467
94,0981,34463,937
95,9231,35264,381
97,6271,35964,804
99,3171,36565,208
100,9991,37265,599
102,6181,37965,970
104,2991,38666,332
106,0761,39266,673
107,8681,39966,975
109,4931,40567,250
111,0941,41167,506
112,8431,43667,750
114,6361,45267,975
117,0261,44868,180
119,4731,45068,366
121,2341,45668,457

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.

Thailand

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989

No separate list is published for Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.