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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandLuxembourgOmanItaly
2774332,34856,940
2814382,40356,966
2854432,45757,004
2884482,51057,114
2894542,56257,423
2934602,61357,852
2964672,66358,191
3044742,71358,424
3114822,76458,781
3194912,81659,236
3195002,87159,580
3185092,92859,844
3195212,98660,052
3215333,04760,216
3245473,11060,337
3275603,17460,346
3315713,24060,255
3355863,30760,140
3435993,37560,027
3536103,44459,902
3616233,51259,754
3666333,58259,464
3726433,65159,158
3806513,69658,966

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.

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 Luxembourg, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.