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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 ItalyCambodiaLuxembourg
56,94012,122433
56,96612,317438
57,00412,504443
57,11412,691448
57,42312,881454
57,85213,076460
58,19113,276467
58,42413,461474
58,78113,630482
59,23613,808491
59,58013,990500
59,84414,162509
60,05214,322521
60,21614,480533
60,33714,637547
60,34614,793560
60,25514,994571
60,14015,238586
60,02715,480599
59,90215,717610
59,75415,944623
59,46416,149633
59,15816,338643
58,96616,514651

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 Cambodia, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.