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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Bangladesh	Seychelles
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	132,907	78
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	135,207	79
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	137,420	80
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	139,573	81
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	141,650	82
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	143,644	83
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	145,546	84
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	147,376	85
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	149,047	86
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	150,562	87
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	152,189	87
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	153,927	88
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	155,634	89
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	157,326	90
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	158,999	91
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	160,650	92
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	162,273	92
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	163,938	93
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	165,655	94
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	167,358	95
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	169,045	96
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	170,709	97
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	172,354	98
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	174,217	98

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.

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

No separate list is published for Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.