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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Australia	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	277	18,692	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	281	18,907	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	285	19,151	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	288	19,371	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	289	19,595	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	293	19,805	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	296	20,048	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	304	20,320	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	311	20,694	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	319	21,113	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	319	21,553	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	318	21,891	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	319	22,197	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	321	22,588	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	324	22,980	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	327	23,326	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	331	23,664	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	335	24,036	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	343	24,445	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	353	24,823	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	361	25,204	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	366	25,529	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	372	25,574	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	380	25,826	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

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.

Australia

1820-1828: Butlin, N.G. 'Our 200 Years', Queesland Calendar, 1988
1828-1860: N.G. Butlin, "Contours of the Australian Economy 1788-1860", Australian Economic Review, Sept. 1986, pp. 112-13;
1861-1938/9: N.G. Butlin, Australian Domestic Product, Investment and Foreign Borrowing 1861-1938/9, Cambridge, 1962,pp.460-1; amdended as indicated in N.G. Butlin, Investment in Australian Economic Development 1861-19000, Cambridge, 1964, p. 453 and with revised deflator shown in M.W. Butlin, A Preliminary Annual Databae 1900/1901 to 1973/1974, Discussion Paper 7701, Reserve Bank of Australia, 1977, p. 41
1938/9-1950: from expenditure aggregates in 1966/7 prices in M.W. Butlin, RS/FLW/, p.85.

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.