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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 BarbadosItalyOmanChad
27356,9402,3487,559
27456,9662,4037,821
27557,0042,4578,092
27657,1142,5108,395
27857,4232,5628,763
27957,8522,6139,191
28058,1912,6639,594
28158,4242,7139,967
28258,7812,76410,338
28359,2362,81610,728
28559,5802,87111,139
28659,8442,92811,550
28760,0522,98611,983
28860,2163,04712,427
28960,3373,11012,895
29060,3463,17413,379
29160,2553,24013,823
29160,1403,30714,277
29260,0273,37514,765
29359,9023,44415,252
29459,7543,51215,750
29459,4643,58216,257
29559,1583,65116,776
29558,9663,69617,307

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, Chad; the database as a whole is cited above.