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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	Italy	Burkina Faso	Central African Republic	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	11,075	3,889	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	11,405	3,980	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	11,828	4,054	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	12,380	4,128	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	12,829	4,215	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	13,178	4,289	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	13,540	4,363	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	13,917	4,449	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	14,309	4,544	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	14,722	4,641	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	15,152	4,742	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	15,600	4,845	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	16,064	4,950	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	16,563	5,057	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	17,072	5,167	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	17,575	5,278	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	18,094	5,392	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	18,621	5,507	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	19,157	5,625	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	19,698	5,745	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	20,242	5,874	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	20,788	6,025	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	21,336	6,154	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	21,889	6,291	295

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.

All data sources

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 Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.