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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Sweden	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	8,858	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	8,872	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	8,896	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	8,925	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	8,958	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	8,994	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	9,030	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	9,081	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	9,148	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	9,220	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	9,299	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	9,378	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	9,449	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	9,519	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	9,600	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	9,696	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	9,799	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	9,923	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	10,058	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	10,175	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	10,279	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	10,354	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	10,416	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	10,487	58,966

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.

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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

Sweden

1300–1560: Krantz, O. (2017) “Swedish GDP 1300-1560 A Tentative Estimate” Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues; No. 152.
1560–1950: Schön, L., and O. Krantz (2015) “New Swedish Historical National Accounts since the 16th Century in Constant and Current Prices” Lund Papers in Economic History no. 140

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; the database as a whole is cited above.