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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 ItalyGermanyArmenia
56,94081,4392,970
56,96681,4742,966
57,00481,5342,965
57,11481,5952,962
57,42381,5662,955
57,85281,4732,953
58,19181,3542,951
58,42481,1902,948
58,78181,0092,946
59,23680,7812,943
59,58080,5002,941
59,84480,3012,939
60,05280,2922,937
60,21680,4432,934
60,33780,6632,932
60,34681,0002,928
60,25581,7042,924
60,14082,3662,919
60,02782,6742,913
59,90282,9232,907
59,75483,1102,899
59,46483,1782,891
59,15883,2132,881
58,96683,8112,871

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.

Germany

  • 1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
  • 1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

No separate list is published for Armenia; the database as a whole is cited above.