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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	Benin	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	6,461	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	6,677	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	6,902	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,130	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,360	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,589	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,838	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	8,089	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	8,335	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	8,603	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	8,884	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	9,179	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	9,486	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	9,805	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	10,135	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	10,480	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	10,842	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	11,220	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	11,613	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	12,018	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	12,370	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	12,725	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	13,081	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	13,439	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

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, Benin; the database as a whole is cited above.