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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 FasoTrinidad & Tobago
56,94011,0751,301
56,96611,4051,303
57,00411,8281,308
57,11412,3801,314
57,42312,8291,320
57,85213,1781,326
58,19113,5401,332
58,42413,9171,338
58,78114,3091,344
59,23614,7221,352
59,58015,1521,359
59,84415,6001,365
60,05216,0641,372
60,21616,5631,379
60,33717,0721,386
60,34617,5751,392
60,25518,0941,399
60,14018,6211,405
60,02719,1571,411
59,90219,6981,436
59,75420,2421,452
59,46420,7881,448
59,15821,3361,450
58,96621,8891,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.