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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	Benin
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	6,461
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	6,677
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	6,902
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	7,130
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	7,360
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	7,589
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	7,838
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	8,089
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	8,335
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	8,603
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	8,884
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	9,179
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	9,486
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	9,805
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	10,135
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	10,480
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	10,842
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	11,220
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	11,613
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	12,018
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	12,370
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	12,725
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	13,081
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	13,439

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