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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosItalyOmanCôte d’Ivoire
27356,9402,34817,106
27456,9662,40317,552
27557,0042,45718,010
27657,1142,51018,438
27857,4232,56218,895
27957,8522,61319,432
28058,1912,66319,968
28158,4242,71320,512
28258,7812,76421,097
28359,2362,81621,699
28559,5802,87122,285
28659,8442,92822,845
28760,0522,98623,343
28860,2163,04723,879
28960,3373,11024,492
29060,3463,17425,104
29160,2553,24025,719
29160,1403,30726,348
29260,0273,37526,984
29359,9023,44427,614
29459,7543,51228,252
29459,4643,58228,895
29559,1583,65129,546
29558,9663,69630,279

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, Côte d’Ivoire; the database as a whole is cited above.