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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	Puerto Rico	Italy	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	3,800	56,940	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,811	56,966	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	3,819	57,004	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	3,824	57,114	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	3,826	57,423	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	3,827	57,852	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,822	58,191	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,805	58,424	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,783	58,781	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,761	59,236	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,741	59,580	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,722	59,844	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,679	60,052	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	3,636	60,216	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	3,589	60,337	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	3,534	60,346	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	3,473	60,255	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	3,411	60,140	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	3,352	60,027	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	3,295	59,902	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	3,268	59,754	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	3,247	59,464	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	3,232	59,158	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	3,228	58,966	6,291

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, Puerto Rico, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.