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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 ItalyBarbadosCameroon
56,94027315,483
56,96627415,913
57,00427516,354
57,11427616,815
57,42327817,289
57,85227917,764
58,19128018,249
58,42428118,746
58,78128219,278
59,23628319,843
59,58028520,419
59,84428621,002
60,05228721,586
60,21628822,181
60,33728922,800
60,34629023,513
60,25529124,273
60,14029124,995
60,02729225,680
59,90229326,373
59,75429427,114
59,46429427,878
59,15829528,663
58,96629529,417

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 Barbados, Cameroon; the database as a whole is cited above.