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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Dominica	Italy	Sweden
Dec 31, 1999	70	56,940	8,858
Dec 31, 2000	71	56,966	8,872
Dec 31, 2001	71	57,004	8,896
Dec 31, 2002	72	57,114	8,925
Dec 31, 2003	72	57,423	8,958
Dec 31, 2004	72	57,852	8,994
Dec 31, 2005	72	58,191	9,030
Dec 31, 2006	72	58,424	9,081
Dec 31, 2007	72	58,781	9,148
Dec 31, 2008	73	59,236	9,220
Dec 31, 2009	73	59,580	9,299
Dec 31, 2010	73	59,844	9,378
Dec 31, 2011	73	60,052	9,449
Dec 31, 2012	73	60,216	9,519
Dec 31, 2013	73	60,337	9,600
Dec 31, 2014	73	60,346	9,696
Dec 31, 2015	74	60,255	9,799
Dec 31, 2016	74	60,140	9,923
Dec 31, 2017	74	60,027	10,058
Dec 31, 2018	74	59,902	10,175
Dec 31, 2019	75	59,754	10,279
Dec 31, 2020	75	59,464	10,354
Dec 31, 2021	76	59,158	10,416
Dec 31, 2022	76	58,966	10,487

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.

Sweden

1300–1560: Krantz, O. (2017) “Swedish GDP 1300-1560 A Tentative Estimate” Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues; No. 152.
1560–1950: Schön, L., and O. Krantz (2015) “New Swedish Historical National Accounts since the 16th Century in Constant and Current Prices” Lund Papers in Economic History no. 140

No separate list is published for Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.