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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 - KinshasaItalyCroatia
51,18156,9404,377
52,78256,9664,334
54,45357,0044,171
56,17057,1144,176
57,86057,4234,176
59,59957,8524,179
61,47458,1914,182
63,47958,4244,183
65,59058,7814,183
67,80059,2364,181
70,11459,5804,177
72,55059,8444,167
75,13860,0524,154
77,79260,2164,141
80,53460,3374,126
83,36860,3464,109
86,22960,2554,081
89,19360,1404,047
92,20960,0274,006
95,23259,9023,968
98,32059,7543,945
101,49959,4643,925
104,76759,1583,839
108,17158,9663,790

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.

Croatia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.