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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 ItalySão Tomé & PríncipeParaguay
56,9401385,366
56,9661415,473
57,0041445,579
57,1141475,683
57,4231515,786
57,8521545,886
58,1911585,984
58,4241616,080
58,7811656,173
59,2361686,264
59,5801726,352
59,8441766,438
60,0521806,522
60,2161836,605
60,3371876,688
60,3461906,769
60,2551946,850
60,1401986,930
60,0272017,012
59,9022047,095
59,7542087,179
59,4642127,263
59,1582167,348
58,9662207,432

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 São Tomé & Príncipe, Paraguay; the database as a whole is cited above.