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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 ZambiaBosnia & HerzegovinaPhilippines
10,3273,81179,346
10,6493,90181,131
10,9803,91983,023
11,2903,92384,876
11,5933,94086,697
11,9073,97588,568
12,2433,99190,418
12,6123,99392,253
13,0053,99094,098
13,4123,98795,923
13,8223,98597,627
14,2553,98399,317
14,7093,980100,999
15,1653,977102,618
15,6313,973104,299
16,1213,968106,076
16,6243,963107,868
17,1403,957109,493
17,6743,951111,094
18,2223,944112,843
18,7803,937114,636
19,3493,929117,026
19,9283,921119,473
20,4853,876121,234

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

Zambia

  • 1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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.