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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Austria	Italy	Qatar
Dec 31, 1999	273	8,039	56,940	627
Dec 31, 2000	274	8,059	56,966	659
Dec 31, 2001	275	8,090	57,004	691
Dec 31, 2002	276	8,130	57,114	724
Dec 31, 2003	278	8,166	57,423	757
Dec 31, 2004	279	8,217	57,852	850
Dec 31, 2005	280	8,274	58,191	1,001
Dec 31, 2006	281	8,317	58,424	1,153
Dec 31, 2007	282	8,344	58,781	1,306
Dec 31, 2008	283	8,370	59,236	1,460
Dec 31, 2009	285	8,390	59,580	1,615
Dec 31, 2010	286	8,410	59,844	1,770
Dec 31, 2011	287	8,438	60,052	1,904
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,476	60,216	2,010
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,527	60,337	2,103
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,594	60,346	2,187
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,680	60,255	2,261
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,791	60,140	2,326
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,847	60,027	2,384
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,890	59,902	2,435
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,930	59,754	2,480
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,969	59,464	2,519
Dec 31, 2021	295	9,004	59,158	2,553
Dec 31, 2022	295	9,107	58,966	2,559

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

Austria

1830-1913: Kausel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen 1830 bis 1913" in Geschichte und Ergebnisse der zentralen amtlichen Statistik in Österreich 1829-1979, Beitrage zur österreichischen Statistik, Heft 550, Vienna, 1979, pp. 692-3.
1913-50: A. Kausel, N. Nemeth, and H. Seidel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen, 1913-63", Monatsberichte des Osterreichischen Institutes für Wirtschaftsforschung, 14th Sonderheft, Vienna, August 1965, p. 38 and 42;

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 Barbados, Qatar; the database as a whole is cited above.