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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	Denmark	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	5,322	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	5,339	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	5,358	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	5,377	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	5,391	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	5,404	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	5,420	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	5,438	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	5,461	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	5,494	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	5,524	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	5,548	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	5,571	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	5,592	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	5,614	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	5,644	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	5,683	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	5,730	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	5,766	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	5,795	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	5,818	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	5,831	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	5,855	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	5,907	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, Denmark, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.