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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	Myanmar (Burma)	Burkina Faso	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	45,018	11,075	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	45,616	11,405	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	46,171	11,828	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	46,690	12,380	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	47,201	12,829	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	47,699	13,178	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	48,196	13,540	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	48,674	13,917	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	49,151	14,309	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	49,505	14,722	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	49,896	15,152	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	50,285	15,600	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	50,813	16,064	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	51,369	16,563	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	51,878	17,072	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	52,374	17,575	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	52,900	18,094	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	53,416	18,621	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	53,914	19,157	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	54,403	19,698	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	54,884	20,242	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	55,355	20,788	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	55,815	21,336	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	56,210	21,889	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

Myanmar (Burma)

1901-1938: "Trends of Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Burma 1870-1940", Journal of the Burma Research Society, 1964, p. 144
1938-1950: E.E. Hagen, On the Theory of Social Change, Dorsey, Homewood, Illinois, 1962, Table 18-1,

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, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.