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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Moldova	Mexico
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	4,244	97,242
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	4,199	98,403
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	4,154	99,599
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	4,108	100,863
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	4,059	102,132
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	4,013	103,334
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	3,966	104,508
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	3,919	105,738
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	3,873	107,083
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	3,829	108,554
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	3,788	110,061
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	3,748	111,468
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	3,709	112,826
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,671	114,163
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,633	115,471
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,595	116,757
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,558	118,017
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,522	117,444
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,485	118,799
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,448	120,289
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,412	121,872
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,376	123,260
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,339	124,462
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,570	125,247

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.

Mexico

1550–1812: Arroyo Abad, L. and J.L. van Zanden (2016), “Growth under Extractive Institutions? Latin American Per Capita GDP in Colonial Times” Journal of Economic History 76(4): 1182–1215.
1812–1870: Prados de la Escosura, L., (2009), ‘Lost decades? Economic performance in post-independence Latin America’, Journal of Latin America Studies, 41, pp. 279–307. (updated data)
1870-1895: Bértola, L., & Ocampo, J. A. (2012). The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence. Oxford University Press, Table A.2
1895–2003: Barro, R.J. and J.F. Ursua, (2008). “Macroeconomic Crises since 1870” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 39(1 (Spring), pages 255-350

No separate list is published for Moldova; the database as a whole is cited above.