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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	Barbados	Italy	Central African Republic
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	56,940	3,889
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	56,966	3,980
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	57,004	4,054
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	57,114	4,128
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	57,423	4,215
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	57,852	4,289
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	58,191	4,363
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	58,424	4,449
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	58,781	4,544
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	59,236	4,641
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	59,580	4,742
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	59,844	4,845
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	60,052	4,950
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	60,216	5,057
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	60,337	5,167
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	60,346	5,278
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	60,255	5,392
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	60,140	5,507
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	60,027	5,625
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	59,902	5,745
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	59,754	5,874
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	59,464	6,025
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	59,158	6,154
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	58,966	6,291

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 Barbados, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.