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Population, long-run history

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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ItalyGuineaCongo - Kinshasa
56,9407,61051,181
56,9667,78052,782
57,0047,82154,453
57,1147,90656,170
57,4238,12157,860
57,8528,31759,599
58,1918,47861,474
58,4248,65063,479
58,7818,86065,590
59,2369,09167,800
59,5809,32770,114
59,8449,57172,550
60,0529,82575,138
60,21610,08477,792
60,33710,35180,534
60,34610,63283,368
60,25510,92486,229
60,14011,22589,193
60,02711,53492,209
59,90211,85595,232
59,75412,16098,320
59,46412,469101,499
59,15812,778104,767
58,96613,087108,171

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 Guinea, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.