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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 - KinshasaCzechiaItaly
51,18110,23056,940
52,78210,22056,966
54,45310,17257,004
56,17010,14857,114
57,86010,14957,423
59,59910,15457,852
61,47410,18258,191
63,47910,21458,424
65,59010,27058,781
67,80010,37659,236
70,11410,43859,580
72,55010,46359,844
75,13810,44360,052
77,79210,45560,216
80,53410,45760,337
83,36810,47160,346
86,22910,48960,255
89,19310,51160,140
92,20910,53560,027
95,23210,57259,902
98,32010,61559,754
101,49910,64559,464
104,76710,64259,158
108,17110,63558,966

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, Czechia; the database as a whole is cited above.