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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Ethiopia	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	63,575	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	65,213	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	66,889	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	68,649	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	70,491	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	72,389	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	74,327	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	76,326	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	78,411	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	80,564	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	82,787	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	85,096	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	87,530	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	90,066	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	92,632	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	95,337	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	98,114	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	100,858	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	103,654	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	106,466	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	109,267	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	112,100	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	114,964	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	117,924	295

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.

All data sources

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 Ethiopia, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.