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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	Central African Republic	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	3,889	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	3,980	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	4,054	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	4,128	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	4,215	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	4,289	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	4,363	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	4,449	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	4,544	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	4,641	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	4,742	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	4,845	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	4,950	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	5,057	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	5,167	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	5,278	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	5,392	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	5,507	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	5,625	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	5,745	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	5,874	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	6,025	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	6,154	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	6,291	167

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, Central African Republic, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.