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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 - KinshasaOman
56,94051,1812,348
56,96652,7822,403
57,00454,4532,457
57,11456,1702,510
57,42357,8602,562
57,85259,5992,613
58,19161,4742,663
58,42463,4792,713
58,78165,5902,764
59,23667,8002,816
59,58070,1142,871
59,84472,5502,928
60,05275,1382,986
60,21677,7923,047
60,33780,5343,110
60,34683,3683,174
60,25586,2293,240
60,14089,1933,307
60,02792,2093,375
59,90295,2323,444
59,75498,3203,512
59,464101,4993,582
59,158104,7673,651
58,966108,1713,696

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