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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 ItalyOmanUnited Arab Emirates
56,9402,3483,101
56,9662,4033,284
57,0042,4573,458
57,1142,5103,613
57,4232,5623,754
57,8522,6133,882
58,1912,6634,000
58,4242,7134,532
58,7812,7645,623
59,2362,8167,277
59,5802,8718,164
59,8442,9288,152
60,0522,9868,438
60,2163,0478,747
60,3373,1109,077
60,3463,1749,321
60,2553,2409,461
60,1403,3079,587
60,0273,3759,699
59,9023,4449,796
59,7543,5129,879
59,4643,5829,953
59,1583,65110,018
58,9663,69610,099

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 Oman, United Arab Emirates; the database as a whole is cited above.