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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 - KinshasaLithuania
56,94051,1813,419
56,96652,7823,395
57,00454,4533,367
57,11456,1703,340
57,42357,8603,313
57,85259,5993,276
58,19161,4743,223
58,42463,4793,172
58,78165,5903,134
59,23667,8003,102
59,58070,1143,068
59,84472,5503,004
60,05275,1382,937
60,21677,7922,898
60,33780,5342,869
60,34683,3682,844
60,25586,2292,818
60,14089,1932,782
60,02792,2092,744
59,90295,2322,718
59,75498,3202,710
59,464101,4992,711
59,158104,7672,724
58,966108,1712,748

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, Lithuania; the database as a whole is cited above.