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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 ItalyEstoniaCape Verde
56,9401,378422
56,9661,400430
57,0041,391438
57,1141,382447
57,4231,374455
57,8521,365463
58,1911,357471
58,4241,349478
58,7811,341486
59,2361,337494
59,5801,334501
59,8441,332509
60,0521,328516
60,2161,324524
60,3371,319531
60,3461,314539
60,2551,312546
60,1401,314553
60,0271,314562
59,9021,318568
59,7541,323574
59,4641,327580
59,1581,329585
58,9661,330590

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 Estonia, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.