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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 ItalyLaosCape Verde
56,9405,286422
56,9665,397430
57,0045,499438
57,1145,578447
57,4235,654455
57,8525,746463
58,1915,836471
58,4245,931478
58,7816,035486
59,2366,145494
59,5806,257501
59,8446,368509
60,0526,477516
60,2166,586524
60,3376,695531
60,3466,804539
60,2556,912546
60,1407,019553
60,0277,127562
59,9027,234568
59,7547,343574
59,4647,452580
59,1587,560585
58,9667,666590

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, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.