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

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