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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 ItalyBurkina FasoLuxembourg
56,94011,075433
56,96611,405438
57,00411,828443
57,11412,380448
57,42312,829454
57,85213,178460
58,19113,540467
58,42413,917474
58,78114,309482
59,23614,722491
59,58015,152500
59,84415,600509
60,05216,064521
60,21616,563533
60,33717,072547
60,34617,575560
60,25518,094571
60,14018,621586
60,02719,157599
59,90219,698610
59,75420,242623
59,46420,788633
59,15821,336643
58,96621,889651

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 Burkina Faso, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.