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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Congo - Kinshasa	Moldova	Italy	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	51,181	4,244	56,940	273
Dec 31, 2000	52,782	4,199	56,966	274
Dec 31, 2001	54,453	4,154	57,004	275
Dec 31, 2002	56,170	4,108	57,114	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,860	4,059	57,423	278
Dec 31, 2004	59,599	4,013	57,852	279
Dec 31, 2005	61,474	3,966	58,191	280
Dec 31, 2006	63,479	3,919	58,424	281
Dec 31, 2007	65,590	3,873	58,781	282
Dec 31, 2008	67,800	3,829	59,236	283
Dec 31, 2009	70,114	3,788	59,580	285
Dec 31, 2010	72,550	3,748	59,844	286
Dec 31, 2011	75,138	3,709	60,052	287
Dec 31, 2012	77,792	3,671	60,216	288
Dec 31, 2013	80,534	3,633	60,337	289
Dec 31, 2014	83,368	3,595	60,346	290
Dec 31, 2015	86,229	3,558	60,255	291
Dec 31, 2016	89,193	3,522	60,140	291
Dec 31, 2017	92,209	3,485	60,027	292
Dec 31, 2018	95,232	3,448	59,902	293
Dec 31, 2019	98,320	3,412	59,754	294
Dec 31, 2020	101,499	3,376	59,464	294
Dec 31, 2021	104,767	3,339	59,158	295
Dec 31, 2022	108,171	3,570	58,966	295

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.

All data sources

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