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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date BarbadosQatarItalyCambodia
27362756,94012,122
27465956,96612,317
27569157,00412,504
27672457,11412,691
27875757,42312,881
27985057,85213,076
2801,00158,19113,276
2811,15358,42413,461
2821,30658,78113,630
2831,46059,23613,808
2851,61559,58013,990
2861,77059,84414,162
2871,90460,05214,322
2882,01060,21614,480
2892,10360,33714,637
2902,18760,34614,793
2912,26160,25514,994
2912,32660,14015,238
2922,38460,02715,480
2932,43559,90215,717
2942,48059,75415,944
2942,51959,46416,149
2952,55359,15816,338
2952,55958,96616,514

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, Cambodia; the database as a whole is cited above.