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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Cape Verde	Estonia	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	422	1,378	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	430	1,400	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	438	1,391	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	447	1,382	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	455	1,374	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	463	1,365	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	471	1,357	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	478	1,349	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	486	1,341	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	494	1,337	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	501	1,334	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	509	1,332	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	516	1,328	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	524	1,324	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	531	1,319	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	539	1,314	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	546	1,312	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	553	1,314	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	562	1,314	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	568	1,318	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	574	1,323	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	580	1,327	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	585	1,329	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	590	1,330	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 Cape Verde, Estonia; the database as a whole is cited above.