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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 - KinshasaTurkmenistanItaly
51,1814,32456,940
52,7824,38556,966
54,4534,44457,004
56,1704,50257,114
57,8604,55657,423
59,5994,60857,852
61,4744,66458,191
63,4794,71958,424
65,5904,77358,781
67,8004,82859,236
70,1144,88459,580
72,5504,94059,844
75,1384,99660,052
77,7925,05360,216
80,5345,11060,337
83,3685,16960,346
86,2295,22760,255
89,1935,28760,140
92,2095,34660,027
95,2325,40559,902
98,3205,46459,754
101,4995,52259,464
104,7675,57959,158
108,1715,65758,966

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