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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Comoros
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	51,181	531
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	52,782	545
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	54,453	559
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	56,170	574
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	57,860	590
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	59,599	606
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	61,474	623
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	63,479	640
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	65,590	657
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	67,800	674
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	70,114	690
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	72,550	706
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	75,138	722
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	77,792	737
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	80,534	752
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	83,368	767
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	86,229	781
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	89,193	795
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	92,209	808
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	95,232	821
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	98,320	837
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	101,499	853
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	104,767	869
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	108,171	885

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

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