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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	Sudan
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	56,940	26,168
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	56,966	26,771
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	57,004	27,387
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	57,114	28,017
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	57,423	28,662
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	57,852	29,321
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	58,191	29,996
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	58,424	30,686
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	58,781	31,393
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	59,236	32,137
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	59,580	33,078
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	59,844	33,891
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	60,052	34,568
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	60,216	35,293
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	60,337	36,093
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	60,346	37,058
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	60,255	38,165
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	60,140	39,294
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	60,027	40,512
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	59,902	41,764
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	59,754	42,952
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	59,464	44,121
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	59,158	45,290
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	58,966	46,498

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