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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 ItalyNorth MacedoniaSt. Lucia
56,9402,006152
56,9662,017153
57,0042,026154
57,1142,011155
57,4232,018156
57,8522,024157
58,1912,028157
58,4242,031158
58,7812,035159
59,2362,038160
59,5802,042160
59,8442,046161
60,0522,049162
60,2162,052162
60,3372,055163
60,3462,058163
60,2552,061164
60,1402,063164
60,0272,065165
59,9022,067166
59,7542,068166
59,4642,065167
59,1582,057167
58,9662,048167

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.

North Macedonia

  • 1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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