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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Dominican Republic	Congo - Kinshasa	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	8,175	51,181	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	8,301	52,782	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	8,427	54,453	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	8,553	56,170	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	8,678	57,860	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	8,801	59,599	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	8,924	61,474	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	9,044	63,479	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	9,164	65,590	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	9,281	67,800	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	9,398	70,114	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	9,512	72,550	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	9,627	75,138	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	9,742	77,792	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	9,855	80,534	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	9,965	83,368	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	10,072	86,229	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	10,177	89,193	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	10,281	92,209	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	10,385	95,232	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	10,487	98,320	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	10,587	101,499	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	10,686	104,767	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	10,793	108,171	58,966

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.

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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 Dominican Republic, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.