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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Greece	Italy	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	10,618	56,940	152
Dec 31, 2000	10,662	56,966	153
Dec 31, 2001	10,718	57,004	154
Dec 31, 2002	10,757	57,114	155
Dec 31, 2003	10,783	57,423	156
Dec 31, 2004	10,809	57,852	157
Dec 31, 2005	10,841	58,191	157
Dec 31, 2006	10,874	58,424	158
Dec 31, 2007	10,901	58,781	159
Dec 31, 2008	10,930	59,236	160
Dec 31, 2009	10,959	59,580	160
Dec 31, 2010	10,973	59,844	161
Dec 31, 2011	10,957	60,052	162
Dec 31, 2012	10,898	60,216	162
Dec 31, 2013	10,819	60,337	163
Dec 31, 2014	10,747	60,346	163
Dec 31, 2015	10,677	60,255	164
Dec 31, 2016	10,633	60,140	164
Dec 31, 2017	10,612	60,027	165
Dec 31, 2018	10,590	59,902	166
Dec 31, 2019	10,579	59,754	166
Dec 31, 2020	10,556	59,464	167
Dec 31, 2021	10,499	59,158	167
Dec 31, 2022	10,437	58,966	167

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

Greece

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
1833-1913: Kostelenos G., S. Petmezas, D. Vasiliou, E. Kounaris and M. Sfakianakis, (2007), "Gross Domestic Product 1830-1939", Sources of Economic History of Modern Greece: Quantitative data and statistical series 1830-1939, Historical Archives of the National Bank of Greece, Athens.
1913-1929: C. Clark, Conditions of Economic Progress, 3rd edition, Macmillan, London, 1957; 1929-38 GNP at factor cost from Ekonomikos Tachydromos, 22 May 1954; 1938-50 from OEEC, Europe and the World Economy, Paris 1960, p.116.
1929-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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 St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.