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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 ItalyQatarLuxembourg
56,940627433
56,966659438
57,004691443
57,114724448
57,423757454
57,852850460
58,1911,001467
58,4241,153474
58,7811,306482
59,2361,460491
59,5801,615500
59,8441,770509
60,0521,904521
60,2162,010533
60,3372,103547
60,3462,187560
60,2552,261571
60,1402,326586
60,0272,384599
59,9022,435610
59,7542,480623
59,4642,519633
59,1582,553643
58,9662,559651

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