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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 EstoniaTrinidad & TobagoItaly
1,3781,30156,940
1,4001,30356,966
1,3911,30857,004
1,3821,31457,114
1,3741,32057,423
1,3651,32657,852
1,3571,33258,191
1,3491,33858,424
1,3411,34458,781
1,3371,35259,236
1,3341,35959,580
1,3321,36559,844
1,3281,37260,052
1,3241,37960,216
1,3191,38660,337
1,3141,39260,346
1,3121,39960,255
1,3141,40560,140
1,3141,41160,027
1,3181,43659,902
1,3231,45259,754
1,3271,44859,464
1,3291,45059,158
1,3301,45658,966

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 Estonia, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.