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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	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	273	4,244	56,940	78
Dec 31, 2000	274	4,199	56,966	79
Dec 31, 2001	275	4,154	57,004	80
Dec 31, 2002	276	4,108	57,114	81
Dec 31, 2003	278	4,059	57,423	82
Dec 31, 2004	279	4,013	57,852	83
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,966	58,191	84
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,919	58,424	85
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,873	58,781	86
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,829	59,236	87
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,788	59,580	87
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,748	59,844	88
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,709	60,052	89
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,671	60,216	90
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,633	60,337	91
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,595	60,346	92
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,558	60,255	92
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,522	60,140	93
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,485	60,027	94
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,448	59,902	95
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,412	59,754	96
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,376	59,464	97
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,339	59,158	98
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,570	58,966	98

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