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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 ItalyCongo - KinshasaCentral African Republic
56,94051,1813,889
56,96652,7823,980
57,00454,4534,054
57,11456,1704,128
57,42357,8604,215
57,85259,5994,289
58,19161,4744,363
58,42463,4794,449
58,78165,5904,544
59,23667,8004,641
59,58070,1144,742
59,84472,5504,845
60,05275,1384,950
60,21677,7925,057
60,33780,5345,167
60,34683,3685,278
60,25586,2295,392
60,14089,1935,507
60,02792,2095,625
59,90295,2325,745
59,75498,3205,874
59,464101,4996,025
59,158104,7676,154
58,966108,1716,291

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 Congo - Kinshasa, Central African Republic; the database as a whole is cited above.