Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Add a country

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Laos	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	5,286	152
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	5,397	153
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	5,499	154
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	5,578	155
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	5,654	156
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	5,746	157
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	5,836	157
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	5,931	158
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	6,035	159
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	6,145	160
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	6,257	160
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	6,368	161
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	6,477	162
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	6,586	162
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	6,695	163
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	6,804	163
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	6,912	164
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	7,019	164
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	7,127	165
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	7,234	166
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	7,343	166
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	7,452	167
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	7,560	167
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	7,666	167

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.

No separate list is published for Laos, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.