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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Brazil	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	174,320	433
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	176,902	438
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	179,389	443
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	181,721	448
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	183,970	454
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	186,165	460
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	188,330	467
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	190,438	474
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	192,450	482
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	194,458	491
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	196,464	500
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	198,408	509
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	200,152	521
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	201,894	533
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	203,614	547
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	205,358	560
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	207,148	571
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	208,859	586
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	210,537	599
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	212,258	610
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	213,940	623
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	215,577	633
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	216,720	643
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	217,718	651

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.

Brazil

1800 - 1870: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307 (updated data)
1850–1899: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350
1900-1950: A. Maddison and Associates, The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity and Growth: Brazil and Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York 1992;

No separate list is published for Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.