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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	Italy	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	273	11,075	56,940	138
Dec 31, 2000	274	11,405	56,966	141
Dec 31, 2001	275	11,828	57,004	144
Dec 31, 2002	276	12,380	57,114	147
Dec 31, 2003	278	12,829	57,423	151
Dec 31, 2004	279	13,178	57,852	154
Dec 31, 2005	280	13,540	58,191	158
Dec 31, 2006	281	13,917	58,424	161
Dec 31, 2007	282	14,309	58,781	165
Dec 31, 2008	283	14,722	59,236	168
Dec 31, 2009	285	15,152	59,580	172
Dec 31, 2010	286	15,600	59,844	176
Dec 31, 2011	287	16,064	60,052	180
Dec 31, 2012	288	16,563	60,216	183
Dec 31, 2013	289	17,072	60,337	187
Dec 31, 2014	290	17,575	60,346	190
Dec 31, 2015	291	18,094	60,255	194
Dec 31, 2016	291	18,621	60,140	198
Dec 31, 2017	292	19,157	60,027	201
Dec 31, 2018	293	19,698	59,902	204
Dec 31, 2019	294	20,242	59,754	208
Dec 31, 2020	294	20,788	59,464	212
Dec 31, 2021	295	21,336	59,158	216
Dec 31, 2022	295	21,889	58,966	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.