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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Italy	Laos
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	56,940	5,286
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	56,966	5,397
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	57,004	5,499
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	57,114	5,578
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	57,423	5,654
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	57,852	5,746
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	58,191	5,836
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	58,424	5,931
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	58,781	6,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	59,236	6,145
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	59,580	6,257
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	59,844	6,368
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	60,052	6,477
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	60,216	6,586
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	60,337	6,695
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	60,346	6,804
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	60,255	6,912
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	60,140	7,019
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	60,027	7,127
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	59,902	7,234
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	59,754	7,343
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	59,464	7,452
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	59,158	7,560
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	58,966	7,666

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, São Tomé & Príncipe, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.