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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	Burkina Faso	Albania	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	11,075	3,085	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	11,405	3,065	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	11,828	3,047	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	12,380	3,038	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	12,829	3,026	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	13,178	3,014	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	13,540	2,998	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	13,917	2,979	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	14,309	2,957	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	14,722	2,934	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	15,152	2,915	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	15,600	2,900	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,064	2,892	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,563	2,888	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,072	2,882	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,575	2,876	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	18,094	2,868	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,621	2,863	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	19,157	2,861	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	19,698	2,854	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	20,242	2,842	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	20,788	2,825	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	21,336	2,799	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	21,889	2,787	58,966

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 Barbados, Burkina Faso, Albania; the database as a whole is cited above.