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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	Myanmar (Burma)	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	277	45,018	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	281	45,616	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	285	46,171	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	288	46,690	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	289	47,201	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	293	47,699	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	296	48,196	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	304	48,674	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	311	49,151	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	319	49,505	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	319	49,896	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	318	50,285	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	319	50,813	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	321	51,369	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	324	51,878	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	327	52,374	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	331	52,900	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	335	53,416	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	343	53,914	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	353	54,403	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	361	54,884	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	366	55,355	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	372	55,815	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	380	56,210	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.

Myanmar (Burma)

1901-1938: "Trends of Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Burma 1870-1940", Journal of the Burma Research Society, 1964, p. 144
1938-1950: E.E. Hagen, On the Theory of Social Change, Dorsey, Homewood, Illinois, 1962, Table 18-1,

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.