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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	Iceland	Tanzania	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	32,912	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	33,953	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	34,974	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	36,021	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	37,100	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	38,167	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	39,262	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	40,387	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	41,557	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	42,741	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	43,889	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	45,132	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	46,531	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	47,965	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	49,437	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	50,965	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	52,604	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	54,336	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	56,062	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	57,765	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	59,465	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	61,191	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	62,944	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	64,835	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

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.

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