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