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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 & PríncipeSudan
56,94013826,168
56,96614126,771
57,00414427,387
57,11414728,017
57,42315128,662
57,85215429,321
58,19115829,996
58,42416130,686
58,78116531,393
59,23616832,137
59,58017233,078
59,84417633,891
60,05218034,568
60,21618335,293
60,33718736,093
60,34619037,058
60,25519438,165
60,14019839,294
60,02720140,512
59,90220441,764
59,75420842,952
59,46421244,121
59,15821645,290
58,96622046,498

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