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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 ItalyQatarSt. Lucia
56,940627152
56,966659153
57,004691154
57,114724155
57,423757156
57,852850157
58,1911,001157
58,4241,153158
58,7811,306159
59,2361,460160
59,5801,615160
59,8441,770161
60,0521,904162
60,2162,010162
60,3372,103163
60,3462,187163
60,2552,261164
60,1402,326164
60,0272,384165
59,9022,435166
59,7542,480166
59,4642,519167
59,1582,553167
58,9662,559167

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, St. Lucia; the database as a whole is cited above.