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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Dominica	Italy	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	70	56,940	78
Dec 31, 2000	71	56,966	79
Dec 31, 2001	71	57,004	80
Dec 31, 2002	72	57,114	81
Dec 31, 2003	72	57,423	82
Dec 31, 2004	72	57,852	83
Dec 31, 2005	72	58,191	84
Dec 31, 2006	72	58,424	85
Dec 31, 2007	72	58,781	86
Dec 31, 2008	73	59,236	87
Dec 31, 2009	73	59,580	87
Dec 31, 2010	73	59,844	88
Dec 31, 2011	73	60,052	89
Dec 31, 2012	73	60,216	90
Dec 31, 2013	73	60,337	91
Dec 31, 2014	73	60,346	92
Dec 31, 2015	74	60,255	92
Dec 31, 2016	74	60,140	93
Dec 31, 2017	74	60,027	94
Dec 31, 2018	74	59,902	95
Dec 31, 2019	75	59,754	96
Dec 31, 2020	75	59,464	97
Dec 31, 2021	76	59,158	98
Dec 31, 2022	76	58,966	98

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.

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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, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.