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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	Germany	Italy	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	277	81,439	56,940	273
Dec 31, 2000	281	81,474	56,966	274
Dec 31, 2001	285	81,534	57,004	275
Dec 31, 2002	288	81,595	57,114	276
Dec 31, 2003	289	81,566	57,423	278
Dec 31, 2004	293	81,473	57,852	279
Dec 31, 2005	296	81,354	58,191	280
Dec 31, 2006	304	81,190	58,424	281
Dec 31, 2007	311	81,009	58,781	282
Dec 31, 2008	319	80,781	59,236	283
Dec 31, 2009	319	80,500	59,580	285
Dec 31, 2010	318	80,301	59,844	286
Dec 31, 2011	319	80,292	60,052	287
Dec 31, 2012	321	80,443	60,216	288
Dec 31, 2013	324	80,663	60,337	289
Dec 31, 2014	327	81,000	60,346	290
Dec 31, 2015	331	81,704	60,255	291
Dec 31, 2016	335	82,366	60,140	291
Dec 31, 2017	343	82,674	60,027	292
Dec 31, 2018	353	82,923	59,902	293
Dec 31, 2019	361	83,110	59,754	294
Dec 31, 2020	366	83,178	59,464	294
Dec 31, 2021	372	83,213	59,158	295
Dec 31, 2022	380	83,811	58,966	295

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.

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

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; the database as a whole is cited above.