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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Jamaica	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	277	2,643	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	281	2,670	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	285	2,694	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	288	2,707	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	289	2,709	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	293	2,711	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	296	2,711	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	304	2,710	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	311	2,708	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	319	2,705	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	319	2,702	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	318	2,697	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	319	2,692	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	321	2,686	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	324	2,682	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	327	2,678	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	331	2,675	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	335	2,674	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	343	2,673	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	353	2,673	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	361	2,674	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	366	2,675	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	372	2,676	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	380	2,676	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.

Jamaica

1850 - 1938: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)

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.