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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 ItalyOmanSri Lanka
56,9402,34819,354
56,9662,40319,610
57,0042,45719,838
57,1142,51020,060
57,4232,56220,297
57,8522,61320,529
58,1912,66320,703
58,4242,71320,917
58,7812,76421,120
59,2362,81621,315
59,5802,87121,503
59,8442,92821,713
60,0522,98621,918
60,2163,04722,120
60,3373,11022,320
60,3463,17422,517
60,2553,24022,711
60,1403,30722,899
60,0273,37523,080
59,9023,44423,254
59,7543,51223,420
59,4643,58223,579
59,1583,65123,732
58,9663,69623,796

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, Sri Lanka; the database as a whole is cited above.