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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	Italy	Afghanistan
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	22,206
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	22,461
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	22,507
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	23,600
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	25,005
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	25,698
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	26,335
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	27,154
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	27,387
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	27,706
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	28,484
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	29,121
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	29,758
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	30,420
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	31,108
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	31,823
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	32,564
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	33,332
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	34,125
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	34,941
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	35,972
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	37,034
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	38,127
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	39,252

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.

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