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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 ItalyOmanBahrain
56,9402,348633
56,9662,403648
57,0042,457665
57,1142,510707
57,4232,562773
57,8522,613839
58,1912,663907
58,4242,713974
58,7812,7641,043
59,2362,8161,096
59,5802,8711,133
59,8442,9281,168
60,0522,9861,202
60,2163,0471,236
60,3373,1101,268
60,3463,1741,301
60,2553,2401,333
60,1403,3071,365
60,0273,3751,396
59,9023,4441,428
59,7543,5121,459
59,4643,5821,489
59,1583,6511,511
58,9663,6961,521

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