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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	Yemen	Italy	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	273	16,728	56,940	433
Dec 31, 2000	274	17,236	56,966	438
Dec 31, 2001	275	17,762	57,004	443
Dec 31, 2002	276	18,310	57,114	448
Dec 31, 2003	278	18,855	57,423	454
Dec 31, 2004	279	19,410	57,852	460
Dec 31, 2005	280	20,000	58,191	467
Dec 31, 2006	281	20,611	58,424	474
Dec 31, 2007	282	21,236	58,781	482
Dec 31, 2008	283	21,878	59,236	491
Dec 31, 2009	285	22,533	59,580	500
Dec 31, 2010	286	23,195	59,844	509
Dec 31, 2011	287	23,880	60,052	521
Dec 31, 2012	288	24,594	60,216	533
Dec 31, 2013	289	25,311	60,337	547
Dec 31, 2014	290	26,020	60,346	560
Dec 31, 2015	291	26,698	60,255	571
Dec 31, 2016	291	27,347	60,140	586
Dec 31, 2017	292	27,985	60,027	599
Dec 31, 2018	293	28,608	59,902	610
Dec 31, 2019	294	29,216	59,754	623
Dec 31, 2020	294	29,811	59,464	633
Dec 31, 2021	295	30,399	59,158	643
Dec 31, 2022	295	31,058	58,966	651

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, Yemen, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.