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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Dominica	Albania	Italy	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	70	3,085	56,940	273
Dec 31, 2000	71	3,065	56,966	274
Dec 31, 2001	71	3,047	57,004	275
Dec 31, 2002	72	3,038	57,114	276
Dec 31, 2003	72	3,026	57,423	278
Dec 31, 2004	72	3,014	57,852	279
Dec 31, 2005	72	2,998	58,191	280
Dec 31, 2006	72	2,979	58,424	281
Dec 31, 2007	72	2,957	58,781	282
Dec 31, 2008	73	2,934	59,236	283
Dec 31, 2009	73	2,915	59,580	285
Dec 31, 2010	73	2,900	59,844	286
Dec 31, 2011	73	2,892	60,052	287
Dec 31, 2012	73	2,888	60,216	288
Dec 31, 2013	73	2,882	60,337	289
Dec 31, 2014	73	2,876	60,346	290
Dec 31, 2015	74	2,868	60,255	291
Dec 31, 2016	74	2,863	60,140	291
Dec 31, 2017	74	2,861	60,027	292
Dec 31, 2018	74	2,854	59,902	293
Dec 31, 2019	75	2,842	59,754	294
Dec 31, 2020	75	2,825	59,464	294
Dec 31, 2021	76	2,799	59,158	295
Dec 31, 2022	76	2,787	58,966	295

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 Dominica, Albania, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.