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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 ItalyCyprusCongo - Kinshasa
56,94081851,181
56,96682652,782
57,00483554,453
57,11484556,170
57,42385557,860
57,85286759,599
58,19187961,474
58,42489463,479
58,78191365,590
59,23693767,800
59,58096270,114
59,84498872,550
60,0521,01375,138
60,2161,02977,792
60,3371,02680,534
60,3461,01583,368
60,2551,00986,229
60,1401,01489,193
60,0271,02392,209
59,9021,03695,232
59,7541,05098,320
59,4641,062101,499
59,1581,072104,767
58,9661,087108,171

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 Cyprus, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.