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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 ItalyMoldovaBurkina Faso
56,9404,24411,075
56,9664,19911,405
57,0044,15411,828
57,1144,10812,380
57,4234,05912,829
57,8524,01313,178
58,1913,96613,540
58,4243,91913,917
58,7813,87314,309
59,2363,82914,722
59,5803,78815,152
59,8443,74815,600
60,0523,70916,064
60,2163,67116,563
60,3373,63317,072
60,3463,59517,575
60,2553,55818,094
60,1403,52218,621
60,0273,48519,157
59,9023,44819,698
59,7543,41220,242
59,4643,37620,788
59,1583,33921,336
58,9663,57021,889

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, Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.