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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 ItalyDenmarkTrinidad & Tobago
56,9405,3221,301
56,9665,3391,303
57,0045,3581,308
57,1145,3771,314
57,4235,3911,320
57,8525,4041,326
58,1915,4201,332
58,4245,4381,338
58,7815,4611,344
59,2365,4941,352
59,5805,5241,359
59,8445,5481,365
60,0525,5711,372
60,2165,5921,379
60,3375,6141,386
60,3465,6441,392
60,2555,6831,399
60,1405,7301,405
60,0275,7661,411
59,9025,7951,436
59,7545,8181,452
59,4645,8311,448
59,1585,8551,450
58,9665,9071,456

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 Denmark, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.