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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 ItalyMoldovaBarbados
56,9404,244273
56,9664,199274
57,0044,154275
57,1144,108276
57,4234,059278
57,8524,013279
58,1913,966280
58,4243,919281
58,7813,873282
59,2363,829283
59,5803,788285
59,8443,748286
60,0523,709287
60,2163,671288
60,3373,633289
60,3463,595290
60,2553,558291
60,1403,522291
60,0273,485292
59,9023,448293
59,7543,412294
59,4643,376294
59,1583,339295
58,9663,570295

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