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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Congo - Brazzaville	Oman	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	2,886	2,348	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	2,999	2,403	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	3,113	2,457	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	3,181	2,510	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	3,274	2,562	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	3,400	2,613	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	3,543	2,663	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	3,702	2,713	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	3,859	2,764	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	3,989	2,816	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	4,146	2,871	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	4,324	2,928	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	4,468	2,986	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	4,581	3,047	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	4,667	3,110	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	4,757	3,174	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	4,851	3,240	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	4,951	3,307	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	5,055	3,375	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	5,164	3,444	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	5,279	3,512	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	5,400	3,582	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	5,527	3,651	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	5,655	3,696	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 Congo - Brazzaville, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.