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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 - KinshasaTanzaniaItaly
51,18132,91256,940
52,78233,95356,966
54,45334,97457,004
56,17036,02157,114
57,86037,10057,423
59,59938,16757,852
61,47439,26258,191
63,47940,38758,424
65,59041,55758,781
67,80042,74159,236
70,11443,88959,580
72,55045,13259,844
75,13846,53160,052
77,79247,96560,216
80,53449,43760,337
83,36850,96560,346
86,22952,60460,255
89,19354,33660,140
92,20956,06260,027
95,23257,76559,902
98,32059,46559,754
101,49961,19159,464
104,76762,94459,158
108,17164,83558,966

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