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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Bulgaria	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	8,091	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	8,052	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,798	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,755	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,710	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,668	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,628	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,587	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,549	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,513	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,475	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,425	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,242	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	7,200	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	7,160	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	7,119	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	7,074	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	7,024	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	6,973	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	6,923	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	6,874	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	6,833	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	6,778	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	6,720	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.

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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

Bulgaria

1892-1945: Ivanov, M. (2006). “Bulgarian National Income between 1892 and 1924,” Bulgarian National Discussion Papers DP/54/2006

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; the database as a whole is cited above.