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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	Moldova	Italy	Cape Verde
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	56,940	422
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	56,966	430
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	57,004	438
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	57,114	447
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	57,423	455
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	57,852	463
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	58,191	471
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	58,424	478
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	58,781	486
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	59,236	494
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	59,580	501
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	59,844	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	60,052	516
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	60,216	524
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	60,337	531
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	60,346	539
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	60,255	546
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	60,140	553
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	60,027	562
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	59,902	568
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	59,754	574
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	59,464	580
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	59,158	585
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	58,966	590

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, Moldova, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.