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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 ItalyAlbaniaNiger
56,9403,08510,424
56,9663,06510,785
57,0043,04711,170
57,1143,03811,580
57,4233,02612,015
57,8523,01412,472
58,1912,99812,954
58,4242,97913,459
58,7812,95713,986
59,2362,93414,532
59,5802,91515,092
59,8442,90015,669
60,0522,89216,263
60,2162,88816,903
60,3372,88217,569
60,3462,87618,242
60,2552,86818,957
60,1402,86319,708
60,0272,86120,462
59,9022,85421,228
59,7542,84222,023
59,4642,82522,842
59,1582,79923,691
58,9662,78724,587

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, Niger; the database as a whole is cited above.