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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 PhilippinesYemenSt. Lucia
79,34616,728152
81,13117,236153
83,02317,762154
84,87618,310155
86,69718,855156
88,56819,410157
90,41820,000157
92,25320,611158
94,09821,236159
95,92321,878160
97,62722,533160
99,31723,195161
100,99923,880162
102,61824,594162
104,29925,311163
106,07626,020163
107,86826,698164
109,49327,347164
111,09427,985165
112,84328,608166
114,63629,216166
117,02629,811167
119,47330,399167
121,23431,058167

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 Yemen, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.