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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Italy	Zimbabwe
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	11,985
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	12,104
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	12,208
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	12,281
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	12,318
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	12,336
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	12,329
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	12,394
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	12,494
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	12,568
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	12,666
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	12,782
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	12,907
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	13,036
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	13,169
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	13,314
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	13,479
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	13,665
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	13,870
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	14,097
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	14,345
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	14,615
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	14,900
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	15,205

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.

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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.

Zimbabwe

1914-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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