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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 ItalyLaosCongo - Kinshasa
56,9405,28651,181
56,9665,39752,782
57,0045,49954,453
57,1145,57856,170
57,4235,65457,860
57,8525,74659,599
58,1915,83661,474
58,4245,93163,479
58,7816,03565,590
59,2366,14567,800
59,5806,25770,114
59,8446,36872,550
60,0526,47775,138
60,2166,58677,792
60,3376,69580,534
60,3466,80483,368
60,2556,91286,229
60,1407,01989,193
60,0277,12792,209
59,9027,23495,232
59,7547,34398,320
59,4647,452101,499
59,1587,560104,767
58,9667,666108,171

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