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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 BarbadosMontenegroOmanItaly
2736232,34856,940
2746232,40356,966
2756232,45757,004
2766222,51057,114
2786212,56257,423
2796212,61357,852
2806212,66358,191
2816202,71358,424
2826202,76458,781
2836212,81659,236
2856222,87159,580
2866232,92859,844
2876222,98660,052
2886223,04760,216
2896223,11060,337
2906213,17460,346
2916203,24060,255
2916183,30760,140
2926163,37560,027
2936143,44459,902
2946133,51259,754
2946123,58259,464
2956113,65159,158
2956103,69658,966

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

Montenegro

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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