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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 FasoPuerto Rico
56,94011,0753,800
56,96611,4053,811
57,00411,8283,819
57,11412,3803,824
57,42312,8293,826
57,85213,1783,827
58,19113,5403,822
58,42413,9173,805
58,78114,3093,783
59,23614,7223,761
59,58015,1523,741
59,84415,6003,722
60,05216,0643,679
60,21616,5633,636
60,33717,0723,589
60,34617,5753,534
60,25518,0943,473
60,14018,6213,411
60,02719,1573,352
59,90219,6983,295
59,75420,2423,268
59,46420,7883,247
59,15821,3363,232
58,96621,8893,228

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, Puerto Rico; the database as a whole is cited above.