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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date DominicaCongo - KinshasaOmanItaly
7051,1812,34856,940
7152,7822,40356,966
7154,4532,45757,004
7256,1702,51057,114
7257,8602,56257,423
7259,5992,61357,852
7261,4742,66358,191
7263,4792,71358,424
7265,5902,76458,781
7367,8002,81659,236
7370,1142,87159,580
7372,5502,92859,844
7375,1382,98660,052
7377,7923,04760,216
7380,5343,11060,337
7383,3683,17460,346
7486,2293,24060,255
7489,1933,30760,140
7492,2093,37560,027
7495,2323,44459,902
7598,3203,51259,754
75101,4993,58259,464
76104,7673,65159,158
76108,1713,69658,966

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