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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 - KinshasaItalyQatar
51,18156,940627
52,78256,966659
54,45357,004691
56,17057,114724
57,86057,423757
59,59957,852850
61,47458,1911,001
63,47958,4241,153
65,59058,7811,306
67,80059,2361,460
70,11459,5801,615
72,55059,8441,770
75,13860,0521,904
77,79260,2162,010
80,53460,3372,103
83,36860,3462,187
86,22960,2552,261
89,19360,1402,326
92,20960,0272,384
95,23259,9022,435
98,32059,7542,480
101,49959,4642,519
104,76759,1582,553
108,17158,9662,559

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