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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 ItalySudanDominica
56,94026,16870
56,96626,77171
57,00427,38771
57,11428,01772
57,42328,66272
57,85229,32172
58,19129,99672
58,42430,68672
58,78131,39372
59,23632,13773
59,58033,07873
59,84433,89173
60,05234,56873
60,21635,29373
60,33736,09373
60,34637,05873
60,25538,16574
60,14039,29474
60,02740,51274
59,90241,76474
59,75442,95275
59,46444,12175
59,15845,29076
58,96646,49876

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 Sudan, Dominica; the database as a whole is cited above.