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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	Central African Republic	Italy	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,889	56,940	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,980	56,966	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,054	57,004	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,128	57,114	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,215	57,423	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,289	57,852	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	4,363	58,191	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	4,449	58,424	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	4,544	58,781	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	4,641	59,236	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	4,742	59,580	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	4,845	59,844	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	4,950	60,052	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	5,057	60,216	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	5,167	60,337	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	5,278	60,346	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	5,392	60,255	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	5,507	60,140	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	5,625	60,027	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	5,745	59,902	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	5,874	59,754	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	6,025	59,464	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	6,154	59,158	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	6,291	58,966	167

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, Central African Republic, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.