Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

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	Oman	Moldova
Dec 31, 1999	70	56,940	2,348	4,244
Dec 31, 2000	71	56,966	2,403	4,199
Dec 31, 2001	71	57,004	2,457	4,154
Dec 31, 2002	72	57,114	2,510	4,108
Dec 31, 2003	72	57,423	2,562	4,059
Dec 31, 2004	72	57,852	2,613	4,013
Dec 31, 2005	72	58,191	2,663	3,966
Dec 31, 2006	72	58,424	2,713	3,919
Dec 31, 2007	72	58,781	2,764	3,873
Dec 31, 2008	73	59,236	2,816	3,829
Dec 31, 2009	73	59,580	2,871	3,788
Dec 31, 2010	73	59,844	2,928	3,748
Dec 31, 2011	73	60,052	2,986	3,709
Dec 31, 2012	73	60,216	3,047	3,671
Dec 31, 2013	73	60,337	3,110	3,633
Dec 31, 2014	73	60,346	3,174	3,595
Dec 31, 2015	74	60,255	3,240	3,558
Dec 31, 2016	74	60,140	3,307	3,522
Dec 31, 2017	74	60,027	3,375	3,485
Dec 31, 2018	74	59,902	3,444	3,448
Dec 31, 2019	75	59,754	3,512	3,412
Dec 31, 2020	75	59,464	3,582	3,376
Dec 31, 2021	76	59,158	3,651	3,339
Dec 31, 2022	76	58,966	3,696	3,570

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, Oman, Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.