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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 ItalyMoldovaParaguay
56,9404,2445,366
56,9664,1995,473
57,0044,1545,579
57,1144,1085,683
57,4234,0595,786
57,8524,0135,886
58,1913,9665,984
58,4243,9196,080
58,7813,8736,173
59,2363,8296,264
59,5803,7886,352
59,8443,7486,438
60,0523,7096,522
60,2163,6716,605
60,3373,6336,688
60,3463,5956,769
60,2553,5586,850
60,1403,5226,930
60,0273,4857,012
59,9023,4487,095
59,7543,4127,179
59,4643,3767,263
59,1583,3397,348
58,9663,5707,432

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