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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 ZambiaPhilippinesMontenegro
10,32779,346623
10,64981,131623
10,98083,023623
11,29084,876622
11,59386,697621
11,90788,568621
12,24390,418621
12,61292,253620
13,00594,098620
13,41295,923621
13,82297,627622
14,25599,317623
14,709100,999622
15,165102,618622
15,631104,299622
16,121106,076621
16,624107,868620
17,140109,493618
17,674111,094616
18,222112,843614
18,780114,636613
19,349117,026612
19,928119,473611
20,485121,234610

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.

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.

Montenegro

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