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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	Congo - Kinshasa	Germany	Bulgaria	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	81,439	8,091	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	81,474	8,052	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	81,534	7,798	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	81,595	7,755	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	81,566	7,710	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	81,473	7,668	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	81,354	7,628	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	81,190	7,587	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	81,009	7,549	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	80,781	7,513	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	80,500	7,475	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	80,301	7,425	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	80,292	7,242	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	80,443	7,200	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	80,663	7,160	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	81,000	7,119	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	81,704	7,074	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	82,366	7,024	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	82,674	6,973	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	82,923	6,923	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	83,110	6,874	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	83,178	6,833	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	83,213	6,778	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	83,811	6,720	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

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

Bulgaria

1892-1945: Ivanov, M. (2006). “Bulgarian National Income between 1892 and 1924,” Bulgarian National Discussion Papers DP/54/2006

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; the database as a whole is cited above.