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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	Cuba
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	2,348	11,108
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	2,403	11,147
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	2,457	11,179
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	2,510	11,210
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	2,562	11,241
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	2,613	11,260
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	2,663	11,268
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	2,713	11,266
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	2,764	11,261
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	2,816	11,258
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	2,871	11,260
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	2,928	11,262
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	2,986	11,264
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	3,047	11,262
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	3,110	11,250
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	3,174	11,238
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	3,240	11,214
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	3,307	11,180
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	3,375	11,147
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	3,444	11,116
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	3,512	11,105
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	3,582	11,089
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	3,651	11,046
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	3,696	11,003

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.

Cuba

1690–1895: Santamaria Garcia, A. (2005). Las Cuentas nacionales de Cuba, 1960 - 2005', mimeo
1902–1958: Ward, M. and Devereux, J. (2012), “The Road Not Taken: Pre-Revolutionary Cuban Living Standards in Comparative Perspective” Journal of Economic History, 72(1): 104–132

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.