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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 ItalyOmanBarbados
56,9402,348273
56,9662,403274
57,0042,457275
57,1142,510276
57,4232,562278
57,8522,613279
58,1912,663280
58,4242,713281
58,7812,764282
59,2362,816283
59,5802,871285
59,8442,928286
60,0522,986287
60,2163,047288
60,3373,110289
60,3463,174290
60,2553,240291
60,1403,307291
60,0273,375292
59,9023,444293
59,7543,512294
59,4643,582294
59,1583,651295
58,9663,696295

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, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.