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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 ItalyParaguayTrinidad & Tobago
56,9405,3661,301
56,9665,4731,303
57,0045,5791,308
57,1145,6831,314
57,4235,7861,320
57,8525,8861,326
58,1915,9841,332
58,4246,0801,338
58,7816,1731,344
59,2366,2641,352
59,5806,3521,359
59,8446,4381,365
60,0526,5221,372
60,2166,6051,379
60,3376,6881,386
60,3466,7691,392
60,2556,8501,399
60,1406,9301,405
60,0277,0121,411
59,9027,0951,436
59,7547,1791,452
59,4647,2631,448
59,1587,3481,450
58,9667,4321,456

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