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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	United Kingdom	Iceland	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	58,946	277	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	59,149	281	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	59,377	285	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	59,631	288	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	59,903	289	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	60,217	293	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	60,682	296	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	61,098	304	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	61,593	311	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	62,100	319	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	62,539	319	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	63,040	318	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	63,567	319	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	63,989	321	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	64,392	324	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	64,885	327	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	65,400	331	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	65,941	335	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	66,335	343	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	66,732	353	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	67,095	361	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	67,380	366	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	67,651	372	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	68,093	380	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

United Kingdom

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1252–1700 (England): Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1700–1870: Broadberry, S.N., B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton and B. van Leeuwen (2015), British Economic Growth 1270-1870 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1870-1950: C.H. Feinstein, National Income Expenditure and Output of the United Kingdom 1855-1965, Cambridge, 1972

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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.