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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 DominicaQatarOmanItaly
706272,34856,940
716592,40356,966
716912,45757,004
727242,51057,114
727572,56257,423
728502,61357,852
721,0012,66358,191
721,1532,71358,424
721,3062,76458,781
731,4602,81659,236
731,6152,87159,580
731,7702,92859,844
731,9042,98660,052
732,0103,04760,216
732,1033,11060,337
732,1873,17460,346
742,2613,24060,255
742,3263,30760,140
742,3843,37560,027
742,4353,44459,902
752,4803,51259,754
752,5193,58259,464
762,5533,65159,158
762,5593,69658,966

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