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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Moldova	St. Lucia
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	4,244	152
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	4,199	153
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	4,154	154
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	4,108	155
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	4,059	156
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	4,013	157
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	3,966	157
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	3,919	158
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	3,873	159
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	3,829	160
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	3,788	160
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	3,748	161
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	3,709	162
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,671	162
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,633	163
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,595	163
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,558	164
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,522	164
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,485	165
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,448	166
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,412	166
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,376	167
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,339	167
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,570	167

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, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.