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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 BarbadosLuxembourgItalyOman
27343356,9402,348
27443856,9662,403
27544357,0042,457
27644857,1142,510
27845457,4232,562
27946057,8522,613
28046758,1912,663
28147458,4242,713
28248258,7812,764
28349159,2362,816
28550059,5802,871
28650959,8442,928
28752160,0522,986
28853360,2163,047
28954760,3373,110
29056060,3463,174
29157160,2553,240
29158660,1403,307
29259960,0273,375
29361059,9023,444
29462359,7543,512
29463359,4643,582
29564359,1583,651
29565158,9663,696

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