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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 ItalyQatarBarbados
56,940627273
56,966659274
57,004691275
57,114724276
57,423757278
57,852850279
58,1911,001280
58,4241,153281
58,7811,306282
59,2361,460283
59,5801,615285
59,8441,770286
60,0521,904287
60,2162,010288
60,3372,103289
60,3462,187290
60,2552,261291
60,1402,326291
60,0272,384292
59,9022,435293
59,7542,480294
59,4642,519294
59,1582,553295
58,9662,559295

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 Qatar, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.