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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 ArabiaPhilippinesBosnia & Herzegovina
19,96479,3463,811
20,42681,1313,901
20,95683,0233,919
21,54984,8763,923
22,18986,6973,940
22,85088,5683,975
23,51690,4183,991
24,17892,2533,993
24,84194,0983,990
25,51895,9233,987
26,22797,6273,985
27,06899,3173,983
27,810100,9993,980
28,516102,6183,977
29,220104,2993,973
29,936106,0763,968
30,646107,8683,963
31,360109,4933,957
32,184111,0943,951
32,869112,8433,944
33,661114,6363,937
34,542117,0263,929
33,651119,4733,921
34,081121,2343,876

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

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.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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