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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

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

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.

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.

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.