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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	Thailand	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	59,748	152
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	60,165	153
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	60,746	154
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	61,323	155
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	61,884	156
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	62,425	157
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	62,956	157
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	63,467	158
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	63,937	159
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	64,381	160
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	64,804	160
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	65,208	161
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	65,599	162
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	65,970	162
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	66,332	163
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	66,673	163
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	66,975	164
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	67,250	164
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	67,506	165
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	67,750	166
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	67,975	166
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	68,180	167
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	68,366	167
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	68,457	167

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.

Thailand

1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989

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