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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Afghanistan	Italy	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	22,206	56,940	433
Dec 31, 2000	22,461	56,966	438
Dec 31, 2001	22,507	57,004	443
Dec 31, 2002	23,600	57,114	448
Dec 31, 2003	25,005	57,423	454
Dec 31, 2004	25,698	57,852	460
Dec 31, 2005	26,335	58,191	467
Dec 31, 2006	27,154	58,424	474
Dec 31, 2007	27,387	58,781	482
Dec 31, 2008	27,706	59,236	491
Dec 31, 2009	28,484	59,580	500
Dec 31, 2010	29,121	59,844	509
Dec 31, 2011	29,758	60,052	521
Dec 31, 2012	30,420	60,216	533
Dec 31, 2013	31,108	60,337	547
Dec 31, 2014	31,823	60,346	560
Dec 31, 2015	32,564	60,255	571
Dec 31, 2016	33,332	60,140	586
Dec 31, 2017	34,125	60,027	599
Dec 31, 2018	34,941	59,902	610
Dec 31, 2019	35,972	59,754	623
Dec 31, 2020	37,034	59,464	633
Dec 31, 2021	38,127	59,158	643
Dec 31, 2022	39,252	58,966	651

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.

All data sources

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

Italy

1451-1861: Chilosi, D., & Ciccarelli, C. (2023). Italy in the Great Divergence: What Can We Learn from Engel’s Law (SSRN Scholarly Paper 4514091).
1861-1871 (North Italy): Malanima, P. (2010), “The long decline of a leading economy: GDP in central and northern Italy, 1300–1913” European Review of Economic History 15 (2): 169–219.
1871-1990: Baffigi, A. (2011).”Italian National Accounts, 1861-2011”, Banca d’Italia Economic History Working Papers 18.

No separate list is published for Afghanistan, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.