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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ItalyAlbaniaMauritania
56,9403,0852,437
56,9663,0652,501
57,0043,0472,566
57,1143,0382,632
57,4233,0262,699
57,8523,0142,768
58,1912,9982,838
58,4242,9792,909
58,7812,9572,981
59,2362,9343,055
59,5802,9153,129
59,8442,9003,205
60,0522,8923,282
60,2162,8883,359
60,3372,8823,438
60,3462,8763,517
60,2552,8683,597
60,1402,8633,677
60,0272,8613,759
59,9022,8543,840
59,7542,8423,942
59,4642,8254,045
59,1582,7994,150
58,9662,7874,259

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

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 Albania, Mauritania; the database as a whole is cited above.