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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	Greece	Italy	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	10,618	56,940	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	10,662	56,966	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	10,718	57,004	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	10,757	57,114	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	10,783	57,423	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	10,809	57,852	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	10,841	58,191	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	10,874	58,424	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	10,901	58,781	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	10,930	59,236	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	10,959	59,580	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	10,973	59,844	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	10,957	60,052	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	10,898	60,216	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	10,819	60,337	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	10,747	60,346	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	10,677	60,255	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	10,633	60,140	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	10,612	60,027	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	10,590	59,902	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	10,579	59,754	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	10,556	59,464	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	10,499	59,158	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	10,437	58,966	651

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

Greece

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1833-1913: Kostelenos G., S. Petmezas, D. Vasiliou, E. Kounaris and M. Sfakianakis, (2007), "Gross Domestic Product 1830-1939", Sources of Economic History of Modern Greece: Quantitative data and statistical series 1830-1939, Historical Archives of the National Bank of Greece, Athens.
1913-1929: C. Clark, Conditions of Economic Progress, 3rd edition, Macmillan, London, 1957; 1929-38 GNP at factor cost from Ekonomikos Tachydromos, 22 May 1954; 1938-50 from OEEC, Europe and the World Economy, Paris 1960, p.116.
1929-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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