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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	St. Lucia	Laos	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	152	5,286	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	153	5,397	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	154	5,499	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	155	5,578	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	156	5,654	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	157	5,746	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	157	5,836	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	158	5,931	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	159	6,035	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	160	6,145	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	160	6,257	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	161	6,368	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	162	6,477	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	162	6,586	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	163	6,695	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	163	6,804	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	164	6,912	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	164	7,019	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	165	7,127	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	166	7,234	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	166	7,343	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	167	7,452	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	167	7,560	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	167	7,666	58,966

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, St. Lucia, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.