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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date Congo - KinshasaAngolaItaly
51,18111,33456,940
52,78211,67656,966
54,45312,03057,004
56,17012,44357,114
57,86012,93657,423
59,59913,48057,852
61,47414,01258,191
63,47914,53558,424
65,59015,08458,781
67,80015,65859,236
70,11416,26059,580
72,55016,88559,844
75,13817,52560,052
77,79218,20260,216
80,53418,90860,337
83,36819,62460,346
86,22920,35460,255
89,19321,09860,140
92,20921,85960,027
95,23222,63859,902
98,32023,43759,754
101,49924,25359,464
104,76725,08959,158
108,17125,87858,966

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

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Angola; the database as a whole is cited above.