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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	Estonia	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	2,348	1,378	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	2,403	1,400	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	2,457	1,391	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	2,510	1,382	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	2,562	1,374	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	2,613	1,365	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	2,663	1,357	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	2,713	1,349	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	2,764	1,341	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	2,816	1,337	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	2,871	1,334	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	2,928	1,332	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	2,986	1,328	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,047	1,324	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,110	1,319	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,174	1,314	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,240	1,312	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,307	1,314	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,375	1,314	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,444	1,318	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,512	1,323	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,582	1,327	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,651	1,329	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,696	1,330	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.

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