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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Italy	Iceland
Dec 31, 1999	273	51,181	56,940	277
Dec 31, 2000	274	52,782	56,966	281
Dec 31, 2001	275	54,453	57,004	285
Dec 31, 2002	276	56,170	57,114	288
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,860	57,423	289
Dec 31, 2004	279	59,599	57,852	293
Dec 31, 2005	280	61,474	58,191	296
Dec 31, 2006	281	63,479	58,424	304
Dec 31, 2007	282	65,590	58,781	311
Dec 31, 2008	283	67,800	59,236	319
Dec 31, 2009	285	70,114	59,580	319
Dec 31, 2010	286	72,550	59,844	318
Dec 31, 2011	287	75,138	60,052	319
Dec 31, 2012	288	77,792	60,216	321
Dec 31, 2013	289	80,534	60,337	324
Dec 31, 2014	290	83,368	60,346	327
Dec 31, 2015	291	86,229	60,255	331
Dec 31, 2016	291	89,193	60,140	335
Dec 31, 2017	292	92,209	60,027	343
Dec 31, 2018	293	95,232	59,902	353
Dec 31, 2019	294	98,320	59,754	361
Dec 31, 2020	294	101,499	59,464	366
Dec 31, 2021	295	104,767	59,158	372
Dec 31, 2022	295	108,171	58,966	380

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.

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.