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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Kenya	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	30,192	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	31,025	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	31,919	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	32,865	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	33,846	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	34,880	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	35,961	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	37,093	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	38,248	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	39,441	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	40,668	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	41,900	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	43,198	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	44,470	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	45,639	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	46,808	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	47,983	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	49,095	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	50,201	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	51,357	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	52,522	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	53,691	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	54,867	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	55,924	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.

Kenya

1904-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.