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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Central African Republic	São Tomé & Príncipe	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	3,889	138	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	3,980	141	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	4,054	144	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	4,128	147	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	4,215	151	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	4,289	154	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	4,363	158	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	4,449	161	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	4,544	165	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	4,641	168	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	4,742	172	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	4,845	176	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	4,950	180	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	5,057	183	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	5,167	187	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	5,278	190	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	5,392	194	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	5,507	198	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	5,625	201	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	5,745	204	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	5,874	208	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	6,025	212	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	6,154	216	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	6,291	220	58,966

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 Central African Republic, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.