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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ItalyBurkina FasoOmanSeychelles
56,94011,0752,34878
56,96611,4052,40379
57,00411,8282,45780
57,11412,3802,51081
57,42312,8292,56282
57,85213,1782,61383
58,19113,5402,66384
58,42413,9172,71385
58,78114,3092,76486
59,23614,7222,81687
59,58015,1522,87187
59,84415,6002,92888
60,05216,0642,98689
60,21616,5633,04790
60,33717,0723,11091
60,34617,5753,17492
60,25518,0943,24092
60,14018,6213,30793
60,02719,1573,37594
59,90219,6983,44495
59,75420,2423,51296
59,46420,7883,58297
59,15821,3363,65198
58,96621,8893,69698

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, Oman, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.