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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	Bangladesh	Italy	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	132,907	56,940	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	135,207	56,966	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	137,420	57,004	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	139,573	57,114	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	141,650	57,423	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	143,644	57,852	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	145,546	58,191	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	147,376	58,424	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	149,047	58,781	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	150,562	59,236	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	152,189	59,580	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	153,927	59,844	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	155,634	60,052	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	157,326	60,216	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	158,999	60,337	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	160,650	60,346	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	162,273	60,255	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	163,938	60,140	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	165,655	60,027	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	167,358	59,902	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	169,045	59,754	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	170,709	59,464	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	172,354	59,158	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	174,217	58,966	167

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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.