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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 ItalyLithuaniaBarbados
56,9403,419273
56,9663,395274
57,0043,367275
57,1143,340276
57,4233,313278
57,8523,276279
58,1913,223280
58,4243,172281
58,7813,134282
59,2363,102283
59,5803,068285
59,8443,004286
60,0522,937287
60,2162,898288
60,3372,869289
60,3462,844290
60,2552,818291
60,1402,782291
60,0272,744292
59,9022,718293
59,7542,710294
59,4642,711294
59,1582,724295
58,9662,748295

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 Lithuania, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.