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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 Saudi ArabiaBosnia & HerzegovinaPhilippines
19,9643,81179,346
20,4263,90181,131
20,9563,91983,023
21,5493,92384,876
22,1893,94086,697
22,8503,97588,568
23,5163,99190,418
24,1783,99392,253
24,8413,99094,098
25,5183,98795,923
26,2273,98597,627
27,0683,98399,317
27,8103,980100,999
28,5163,977102,618
29,2203,973104,299
29,9363,968106,076
30,6463,963107,868
31,3603,957109,493
32,1843,951111,094
32,8693,944112,843
33,6613,937114,636
34,5423,929117,026
33,6513,921119,473
34,0813,876121,234

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

Saudi Arabia

  • 1820, 1870, 1913, 1950: Pamuk, S. (2006), Estimating Economic Growth in the Middle East since 1820, The Journal of Economic History, vol 66, no. 3, pp. 809 - 828

Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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.