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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	Luxembourg	Italy	Denmark
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	56,940	5,322
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	56,966	5,339
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	57,004	5,358
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	57,114	5,377
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	57,423	5,391
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	57,852	5,404
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	58,191	5,420
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	58,424	5,438
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	58,781	5,461
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	59,236	5,494
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	59,580	5,524
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	59,844	5,548
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	60,052	5,571
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	60,216	5,592
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	60,337	5,614
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	60,346	5,644
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	60,255	5,683
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	60,140	5,730
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	60,027	5,766
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	59,902	5,795
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	59,754	5,818
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	59,464	5,831
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	59,158	5,855
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	58,966	5,907

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, Luxembourg, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.