Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

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	Luxembourg	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	2,348	433	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	2,403	438	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	2,457	443	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	2,510	448	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	2,562	454	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	2,613	460	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	2,663	467	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	2,713	474	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	2,764	482	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	2,816	491	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	2,871	500	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	2,928	509	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	2,986	521	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,047	533	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,110	547	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,174	560	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,240	571	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,307	586	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,375	599	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,444	610	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,512	623	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,582	633	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,651	643	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,696	651	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, Luxembourg, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.