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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 ItalyLaosTrinidad & Tobago
56,9405,2861,301
56,9665,3971,303
57,0045,4991,308
57,1145,5781,314
57,4235,6541,320
57,8525,7461,326
58,1915,8361,332
58,4245,9311,338
58,7816,0351,344
59,2366,1451,352
59,5806,2571,359
59,8446,3681,365
60,0526,4771,372
60,2166,5861,379
60,3376,6951,386
60,3466,8041,392
60,2556,9121,399
60,1407,0191,405
60,0277,1271,411
59,9027,2341,436
59,7547,3431,452
59,4647,4521,448
59,1587,5601,450
58,9667,6661,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.