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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	Palestinian Territories	Italy	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	2,996	56,940	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	3,075	56,966	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	3,155	57,004	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	3,235	57,114	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	3,315	57,423	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	3,396	57,852	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	3,478	58,191	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	3,559	58,424	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	3,642	58,781	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	3,727	59,236	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	3,817	59,580	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	3,907	59,844	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	3,997	60,052	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	4,088	60,216	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	4,178	60,337	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	4,269	60,346	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	4,359	60,255	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	4,451	60,140	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	4,533	60,027	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	4,615	59,902	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	4,715	59,754	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	4,820	59,464	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	4,930	59,158	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	5,042	58,966	651

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, Palestinian Territories, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.