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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Oman	Luxembourg
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	2,348	433
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	2,403	438
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	2,457	443
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	2,510	448
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	2,562	454
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	2,613	460
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	2,663	467
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	2,713	474
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	2,764	482
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	2,816	491
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	2,871	500
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	2,928	509
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	2,986	521
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,047	533
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,110	547
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,174	560
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,240	571
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,307	586
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,375	599
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,444	610
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,512	623
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,582	633
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,651	643
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,696	651

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