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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 SeychellesPhilippinesThailand
7879,34659,748
7981,13160,165
8083,02360,746
8184,87661,323
8286,69761,884
8388,56862,425
8490,41862,956
8592,25363,467
8694,09863,937
8795,92364,381
8797,62764,804
8899,31765,208
89100,99965,599
90102,61865,970
91104,29966,332
92106,07666,673
92107,86866,975
93109,49367,250
94111,09467,506
95112,84367,750
96114,63667,975
97117,02668,180
98119,47368,366
98121,23468,457

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 Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.