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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date DominicaSudanOmanItaly
7026,1682,34856,940
7126,7712,40356,966
7127,3872,45757,004
7228,0172,51057,114
7228,6622,56257,423
7229,3212,61357,852
7229,9962,66358,191
7230,6862,71358,424
7231,3932,76458,781
7332,1372,81659,236
7333,0782,87159,580
7333,8912,92859,844
7334,5682,98660,052
7335,2933,04760,216
7336,0933,11060,337
7337,0583,17460,346
7438,1653,24060,255
7439,2943,30760,140
7440,5123,37560,027
7441,7643,44459,902
7542,9523,51259,754
7544,1213,58259,464
7645,2903,65159,158
7646,4983,69658,966

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