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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 RicoTrinidad & Tobago
56,9403,8001,301
56,9663,8111,303
57,0043,8191,308
57,1143,8241,314
57,4233,8261,320
57,8523,8271,326
58,1913,8221,332
58,4243,8051,338
58,7813,7831,344
59,2363,7611,352
59,5803,7411,359
59,8443,7221,365
60,0523,6791,372
60,2163,6361,379
60,3373,5891,386
60,3463,5341,392
60,2553,4731,399
60,1403,4111,405
60,0273,3521,411
59,9023,2951,436
59,7543,2681,452
59,4643,2471,448
59,1583,2321,450
58,9663,2281,456

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, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.