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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	Hungary	Congo - Kinshasa	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	10,244	51,181	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	10,218	52,782	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	10,194	54,453	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	10,165	56,170	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	10,136	57,860	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	10,114	59,599	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	10,094	61,474	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	10,078	63,479	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	10,062	65,590	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	10,045	67,800	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	10,029	70,114	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	10,007	72,550	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	9,978	75,138	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	9,927	77,792	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	9,900	80,534	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	9,873	83,368	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	9,850	86,229	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	9,821	89,193	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	9,794	92,209	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	9,782	95,232	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	9,778	98,320	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	9,757	101,499	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	9,716	104,767	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	9,690	108,171	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.

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

Hungary

1870-1913: L. Katus, "Economic Growth in Hungary during the Age of Dualism (1867-1913)" in E. Pemlenyi, ed., Social Economic Research in the History of East Central Europe, Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, 1970, p.108 and J. Komlos, The Habsburg Monarchy as a Customs Union, Princeton, 1983, pp. 291-3
1900-42: A. Eckstein, "National Income and Capital Formation in Hungary, 1900-50", in S. Kuznets, ed., Income and Wealth, series V GNP index, Bowes and Bowes, London, 1955, p. 175
1938-50: from L. Czirjak, "Hungarian GNP by Sectors of Origin of Product and End Uses, 1938 and 1946-67", Occasional Paper 43, Research Project on East Central Europe, New York, 1973.

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, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.