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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 ItalyMadagascarLibya
56,94015,2594,993
56,96615,7075,116
57,00416,1625,237
57,11416,6315,357
57,42317,1145,476
57,85217,6105,595
58,19118,1205,715
58,42418,6415,835
58,78119,1735,967
59,23619,7176,115
59,58020,2726,270
59,84420,8376,432
60,05221,4136,144
60,21621,9995,849
60,33722,5936,010
60,34623,1966,163
60,25523,8066,291
60,14024,4236,415
60,02725,0446,549
59,90225,6716,689
59,75426,3026,826
59,46426,9366,960
59,15827,5737,088
58,96628,2377,169

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 Madagascar, Libya; the database as a whole is cited above.