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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	Bolivia	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	277	8,007	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	281	8,177	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	285	8,351	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	288	8,529	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	289	8,711	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	293	8,895	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	296	9,081	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	304	9,268	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	311	9,457	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	319	9,647	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	319	9,836	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	318	10,024	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	319	10,211	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	321	10,397	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	324	10,581	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	327	10,763	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	331	10,942	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	335	11,118	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	343	11,289	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	353	11,456	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	361	11,621	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	366	11,775	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	372	11,917	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	380	12,060	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.

Bolivia

1846-1950: Herranz-Loncán, A. and Peres-Cajías (2016). “Bolivian GDP per capita since the mid-nineteenth century” Cliometrica 10: 99-128

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.