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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	South Africa	Burkina Faso	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	46,257	11,075	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	46,958	11,405	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	47,820	11,828	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	48,480	12,380	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	48,951	12,829	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	49,478	13,178	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	50,054	13,540	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	50,667	13,917	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	51,339	14,309	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	52,077	14,722	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	52,862	15,152	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	53,682	15,600	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	54,518	16,064	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	55,356	16,563	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	56,215	17,072	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	57,075	17,575	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	57,947	18,094	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	58,830	18,621	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	59,715	19,157	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	60,595	19,698	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	61,469	20,242	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	62,355	20,788	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	62,900	21,336	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	63,382	21,889	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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

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, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.