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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	Romania	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	138	22,414	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	141	22,262	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	144	22,106	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	147	21,931	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	151	21,828	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	154	21,704	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	158	21,571	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	161	21,443	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	165	21,129	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	168	20,779	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	172	20,607	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	176	20,485	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	180	20,385	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	183	20,296	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	187	20,224	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	190	20,151	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	194	20,055	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	198	19,938	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	201	19,823	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	204	19,713	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	208	19,622	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	212	19,496	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	216	19,351	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	220	19,266	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.

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

Romania

1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

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; the database as a whole is cited above.