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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 ItalyParaguayCape Verde
56,9405,366422
56,9665,473430
57,0045,579438
57,1145,683447
57,4235,786455
57,8525,886463
58,1915,984471
58,4246,080478
58,7816,173486
59,2366,264494
59,5806,352501
59,8446,438509
60,0526,522516
60,2166,605524
60,3376,688531
60,3466,769539
60,2556,850546
60,1406,930553
60,0277,012562
59,9027,095568
59,7547,179574
59,4647,263580
59,1587,348585
58,9667,432590

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 Paraguay, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.