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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Croatia
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	4,377
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	4,334
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	4,171
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	4,176
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	4,176
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	4,179
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	4,182
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	4,183
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	4,183
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	4,181
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	4,177
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	4,167
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	4,154
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	4,141
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	4,126
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	4,109
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	4,081
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	4,047
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	4,006
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,968
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,945
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,925
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,839
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,790

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.

Croatia

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project