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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 ItalyParaguayComoros
56,9405,366531
56,9665,473545
57,0045,579559
57,1145,683574
57,4235,786590
57,8525,886606
58,1915,984623
58,4246,080640
58,7816,173657
59,2366,264674
59,5806,352690
59,8446,438706
60,0526,522722
60,2166,605737
60,3376,688752
60,3466,769767
60,2556,850781
60,1406,930795
60,0277,012808
59,9027,095821
59,7547,179837
59,4647,263853
59,1587,348869
58,9667,432885

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, Comoros; the database as a whole is cited above.