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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Oman	Austria	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	2,348	8,039	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	2,403	8,059	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	2,457	8,090	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	2,510	8,130	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	2,562	8,166	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	2,613	8,217	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	2,663	8,274	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	2,713	8,317	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	2,764	8,344	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	2,816	8,370	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	2,871	8,390	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	2,928	8,410	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	2,986	8,438	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,047	8,476	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,110	8,527	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,174	8,594	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,240	8,680	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,307	8,791	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,375	8,847	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,444	8,890	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,512	8,930	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,582	8,969	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,651	9,004	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,696	9,107	295

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.

All data sources

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.

Austria

1830-1913: Kausel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen 1830 bis 1913" in Geschichte und Ergebnisse der zentralen amtlichen Statistik in Österreich 1829-1979, Beitrage zur österreichischen Statistik, Heft 550, Vienna, 1979, pp. 692-3.
1913-50: A. Kausel, N. Nemeth, and H. Seidel, "Oster-reichs Volkseinkommen, 1913-63", Monatsberichte des Osterreichischen Institutes für Wirtschaftsforschung, 14th Sonderheft, Vienna, August 1965, p. 38 and 42;

No separate list is published for Oman, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.