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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ItalyOmanCongo - KinshasaLuxembourg
56,9402,34851,181433
56,9662,40352,782438
57,0042,45754,453443
57,1142,51056,170448
57,4232,56257,860454
57,8522,61359,599460
58,1912,66361,474467
58,4242,71363,479474
58,7812,76465,590482
59,2362,81667,800491
59,5802,87170,114500
59,8442,92872,550509
60,0522,98675,138521
60,2163,04777,792533
60,3373,11080,534547
60,3463,17483,368560
60,2553,24086,229571
60,1403,30789,193586
60,0273,37592,209599
59,9023,44495,232610
59,7543,51298,320623
59,4643,582101,499633
59,1583,651104,767643
58,9663,696108,171651

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.

No separate list is published for Oman, Congo - Kinshasa, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.