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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 RicoSão Tomé & Príncipe
56,9403,800138
56,9663,811141
57,0043,819144
57,1143,824147
57,4233,826151
57,8523,827154
58,1913,822158
58,4243,805161
58,7813,783165
59,2363,761168
59,5803,741172
59,8443,722176
60,0523,679180
60,2163,636183
60,3373,589187
60,3463,534190
60,2553,473194
60,1403,411198
60,0273,352201
59,9023,295204
59,7543,268208
59,4643,247212
59,1583,232216
58,9663,228220

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, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.