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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	Yemen	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	2,348	16,728	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	2,403	17,236	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	2,457	17,762	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	2,510	18,310	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	2,562	18,855	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	2,613	19,410	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	2,663	20,000	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	2,713	20,611	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	2,764	21,236	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	2,816	21,878	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	2,871	22,533	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	2,928	23,195	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	2,986	23,880	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,047	24,594	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,110	25,311	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,174	26,020	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,240	26,698	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,307	27,347	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,375	27,985	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,444	28,608	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,512	29,216	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,582	29,811	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,651	30,399	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,696	31,058	108,171

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, Yemen, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.