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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	Oman	Italy	Montenegro
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,348	56,940	623
Dec 31, 2000	274	2,403	56,966	623
Dec 31, 2001	275	2,457	57,004	623
Dec 31, 2002	276	2,510	57,114	622
Dec 31, 2003	278	2,562	57,423	621
Dec 31, 2004	279	2,613	57,852	621
Dec 31, 2005	280	2,663	58,191	621
Dec 31, 2006	281	2,713	58,424	620
Dec 31, 2007	282	2,764	58,781	620
Dec 31, 2008	283	2,816	59,236	621
Dec 31, 2009	285	2,871	59,580	622
Dec 31, 2010	286	2,928	59,844	623
Dec 31, 2011	287	2,986	60,052	622
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,047	60,216	622
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,110	60,337	622
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,174	60,346	621
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,240	60,255	620
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,307	60,140	618
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,375	60,027	616
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,444	59,902	614
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,512	59,754	613
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,582	59,464	612
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,651	59,158	611
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,696	58,966	610

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.

Montenegro

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

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.