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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 ItalyEstoniaSão Tomé & Príncipe
56,9401,378138
56,9661,400141
57,0041,391144
57,1141,382147
57,4231,374151
57,8521,365154
58,1911,357158
58,4241,349161
58,7811,341165
59,2361,337168
59,5801,334172
59,8441,332176
60,0521,328180
60,2161,324183
60,3371,319187
60,3461,314190
60,2551,312194
60,1401,314198
60,0271,314201
59,9021,318204
59,7541,323208
59,4641,327212
59,1581,329216
58,9661,330220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.