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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Uganda	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	23,408	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	24,195	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	24,992	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	25,846	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	26,661	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	27,414	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	28,200	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	29,021	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	29,846	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	30,647	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	31,469	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	32,343	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	33,257	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	34,234	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	35,271	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	36,419	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	37,673	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	39,157	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	40,879	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	42,329	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	43,639	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	45,120	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	46,645	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	48,065	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

Uganda

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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.