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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Central African Republic	Italy	Trinidad & Tobago
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	56,940	1,301
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	56,966	1,303
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	57,004	1,308
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	57,114	1,314
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	57,423	1,320
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	57,852	1,326
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	58,191	1,332
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	58,424	1,338
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	58,781	1,344
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	59,236	1,352
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	59,580	1,359
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	59,844	1,365
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	60,052	1,372
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	60,216	1,379
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	60,337	1,386
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	60,346	1,392
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	60,255	1,399
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	60,140	1,405
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	60,027	1,411
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	59,902	1,436
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	59,754	1,452
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	59,464	1,448
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	59,158	1,450
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	58,966	1,456

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 Central African Republic, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.