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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	Myanmar (Burma)
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	2,348	45,018
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	2,403	45,616
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	2,457	46,171
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	2,510	46,690
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	2,562	47,201
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	2,613	47,699
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	2,663	48,196
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	2,713	48,674
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	2,764	49,151
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	2,816	49,505
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	2,871	49,896
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	2,928	50,285
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	2,986	50,813
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	3,047	51,369
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	3,110	51,878
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	3,174	52,374
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	3,240	52,900
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	3,307	53,416
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	3,375	53,914
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	3,444	54,403
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	3,512	54,884
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	3,582	55,355
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	3,651	55,815
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	3,696	56,210

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.

Myanmar (Burma)

1901-1938: "Trends of Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Burma 1870-1940", Journal of the Burma Research Society, 1964, p. 144
1938-1950: E.E. Hagen, On the Theory of Social Change, Dorsey, Homewood, Illinois, 1962, Table 18-1,

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