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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	Oman	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	2,348	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	2,403	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	2,457	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	2,510	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	2,562	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	2,613	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	2,663	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	2,713	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	2,764	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	2,816	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	2,871	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	2,928	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	2,986	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	3,047	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	3,110	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	3,174	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	3,240	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	3,307	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	3,375	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	3,444	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	3,512	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	3,582	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	3,651	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	3,696	108,171

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, Oman, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.