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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 ItalyMoldovaComoros
56,9404,244531
56,9664,199545
57,0044,154559
57,1144,108574
57,4234,059590
57,8524,013606
58,1913,966623
58,4243,919640
58,7813,873657
59,2363,829674
59,5803,788690
59,8443,748706
60,0523,709722
60,2163,671737
60,3373,633752
60,3463,595767
60,2553,558781
60,1403,522795
60,0273,485808
59,9023,448821
59,7543,412837
59,4643,376853
59,1583,339869
58,9663,570885

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, Comoros; the database as a whole is cited above.