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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 - KinshasaItalyUnited Arab Emirates
51,18156,9403,101
52,78256,9663,284
54,45357,0043,458
56,17057,1143,613
57,86057,4233,754
59,59957,8523,882
61,47458,1914,000
63,47958,4244,532
65,59058,7815,623
67,80059,2367,277
70,11459,5808,164
72,55059,8448,152
75,13860,0528,438
77,79260,2168,747
80,53460,3379,077
83,36860,3469,321
86,22960,2559,461
89,19360,1409,587
92,20960,0279,699
95,23259,9029,796
98,32059,7549,879
101,49959,4649,953
104,76759,15810,018
108,17158,96610,099

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, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.