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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Afghanistan	Burkina Faso	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	277	22,206	11,075	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	281	22,461	11,405	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	285	22,507	11,828	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	288	23,600	12,380	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	289	25,005	12,829	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	293	25,698	13,178	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	296	26,335	13,540	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	304	27,154	13,917	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	311	27,387	14,309	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	319	27,706	14,722	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	319	28,484	15,152	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	318	29,121	15,600	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	319	29,758	16,064	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	321	30,420	16,563	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	324	31,108	17,072	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	327	31,823	17,575	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	331	32,564	18,094	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	335	33,332	18,621	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	343	34,125	19,157	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	353	34,941	19,698	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	361	35,972	20,242	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	366	37,034	20,788	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	372	38,127	21,336	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	380	39,252	21,889	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.

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

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.

No separate list is published for Afghanistan, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.