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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Moldova	Uganda
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	4,244	23,408
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	4,199	24,195
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	4,154	24,992
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	4,108	25,846
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	4,059	26,661
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	4,013	27,414
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	3,966	28,200
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	3,919	29,021
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	3,873	29,846
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	3,829	30,647
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	3,788	31,469
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	3,748	32,343
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	3,709	33,257
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,671	34,234
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,633	35,271
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,595	36,419
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,558	37,673
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,522	39,157
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,485	40,879
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,448	42,329
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,412	43,639
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,376	45,120
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,339	46,645
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,570	48,065

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.

Uganda

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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