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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Moldova	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	4,244	138
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	4,199	141
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	4,154	144
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	4,108	147
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	4,059	151
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	4,013	154
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	3,966	158
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	3,919	161
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	3,873	165
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	3,829	168
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	3,788	172
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	3,748	176
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	3,709	180
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,671	183
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,633	187
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,595	190
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,558	194
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,522	198
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,485	201
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,448	204
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,412	208
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,376	212
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,339	216
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,570	220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.