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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 - KinshasaItalyChad
51,18156,9407,559
52,78256,9667,821
54,45357,0048,092
56,17057,1148,395
57,86057,4238,763
59,59957,8529,191
61,47458,1919,594
63,47958,4249,967
65,59058,78110,338
67,80059,23610,728
70,11459,58011,139
72,55059,84411,550
75,13860,05211,983
77,79260,21612,427
80,53460,33712,895
83,36860,34613,379
86,22960,25513,823
89,19360,14014,277
92,20960,02714,765
95,23259,90215,252
98,32059,75415,750
101,49959,46416,257
104,76759,15816,776
108,17158,96617,307

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