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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 - KinshasaParaguayItaly
51,1815,36656,940
52,7825,47356,966
54,4535,57957,004
56,1705,68357,114
57,8605,78657,423
59,5995,88657,852
61,4745,98458,191
63,4796,08058,424
65,5906,17358,781
67,8006,26459,236
70,1146,35259,580
72,5506,43859,844
75,1386,52260,052
77,7926,60560,216
80,5346,68860,337
83,3686,76960,346
86,2296,85060,255
89,1936,93060,140
92,2097,01260,027
95,2327,09559,902
98,3207,17959,754
101,4997,26359,464
104,7677,34859,158
108,1717,43258,966

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