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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	Qatar	Italy	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	273	627	56,940	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	274	659	56,966	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	275	691	57,004	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	276	724	57,114	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	278	757	57,423	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	279	850	57,852	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	280	1,001	58,191	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	281	1,153	58,424	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	282	1,306	58,781	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	283	1,460	59,236	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	285	1,615	59,580	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	286	1,770	59,844	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	287	1,904	60,052	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	288	2,010	60,216	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	289	2,103	60,337	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	290	2,187	60,346	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	291	2,261	60,255	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	291	2,326	60,140	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	292	2,384	60,027	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	293	2,435	59,902	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	294	2,480	59,754	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	294	2,519	59,464	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	295	2,553	59,158	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	295	2,559	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, Qatar, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.