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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 - KinshasaMoldovaItaly
51,1814,24456,940
52,7824,19956,966
54,4534,15457,004
56,1704,10857,114
57,8604,05957,423
59,5994,01357,852
61,4743,96658,191
63,4793,91958,424
65,5903,87358,781
67,8003,82959,236
70,1143,78859,580
72,5503,74859,844
75,1383,70960,052
77,7923,67160,216
80,5343,63360,337
83,3683,59560,346
86,2293,55860,255
89,1933,52260,140
92,2093,48560,027
95,2323,44859,902
98,3203,41259,754
101,4993,37659,464
104,7673,33959,158
108,1713,57058,966

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.

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