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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	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	3,889	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	3,980	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	4,054	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	4,128	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	4,215	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	4,289	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	4,363	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	4,449	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	4,544	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	4,641	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	4,742	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	4,845	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	4,950	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	5,057	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	5,167	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	5,278	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	5,392	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	5,507	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	5,625	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	5,745	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	5,874	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	6,025	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	6,154	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	6,291	651

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