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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	Yemen	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	433	16,728	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	438	17,236	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	443	17,762	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	448	18,310	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	454	18,855	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	460	19,410	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	467	20,000	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	474	20,611	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	482	21,236	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	491	21,878	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	500	22,533	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	509	23,195	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	521	23,880	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	533	24,594	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	547	25,311	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	560	26,020	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	571	26,698	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	586	27,347	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	599	27,985	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	610	28,608	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	623	29,216	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	633	29,811	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	643	30,399	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	651	31,058	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, Luxembourg, Yemen; the database as a whole is cited above.