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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 ItalyLaosComoros
56,9405,286531
56,9665,397545
57,0045,499559
57,1145,578574
57,4235,654590
57,8525,746606
58,1915,836623
58,4245,931640
58,7816,035657
59,2366,145674
59,5806,257690
59,8446,368706
60,0526,477722
60,2166,586737
60,3376,695752
60,3466,804767
60,2556,912781
60,1407,019795
60,0277,127808
59,9027,234821
59,7547,343837
59,4647,452853
59,1587,560869
58,9667,666885

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, Comoros; the database as a whole is cited above.