Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Costa Rica	Italy	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	3,785	56,940	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	3,867	56,966	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	3,951	57,004	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	4,021	57,114	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	4,079	57,423	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	4,145	57,852	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	4,212	58,191	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	4,278	58,424	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	4,338	58,781	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	4,400	59,236	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	4,467	59,580	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	4,544	59,844	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	4,587	60,052	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	4,648	60,216	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	4,707	60,337	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	4,768	60,346	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	4,827	60,255	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	4,885	60,140	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	4,942	60,027	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	4,998	59,902	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	5,052	59,754	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	5,105	59,464	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	5,158	59,158	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	5,185	58,966	108,171

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.

All data sources

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 Costa Rica, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.