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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 ItalyPuerto RicoSeychelles
56,9403,80078
56,9663,81179
57,0043,81980
57,1143,82481
57,4233,82682
57,8523,82783
58,1913,82284
58,4243,80585
58,7813,78386
59,2363,76187
59,5803,74187
59,8443,72288
60,0523,67989
60,2163,63690
60,3373,58991
60,3463,53492
60,2553,47392
60,1403,41193
60,0273,35294
59,9023,29595
59,7543,26896
59,4643,24797
59,1583,23298
58,9663,22898

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 Puerto Rico, Seychelles; the database as a whole is cited above.