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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Central African Republic	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	3,889	152
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	3,980	153
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	4,054	154
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	4,128	155
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	4,215	156
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	4,289	157
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	4,363	157
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	4,449	158
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	4,544	159
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	4,641	160
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	4,742	160
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	4,845	161
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	4,950	162
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	5,057	162
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	5,167	163
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	5,278	163
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	5,392	164
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	5,507	164
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	5,625	165
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	5,745	166
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	5,874	166
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	6,025	167
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	6,154	167
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	6,291	167

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 Central African Republic, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.