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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 ItalyTurkmenistanBarbados
56,9404,324273
56,9664,385274
57,0044,444275
57,1144,502276
57,4234,556278
57,8524,608279
58,1914,664280
58,4244,719281
58,7814,773282
59,2364,828283
59,5804,884285
59,8444,940286
60,0524,996287
60,2165,053288
60,3375,110289
60,3465,169290
60,2555,227291
60,1405,287291
60,0275,346292
59,9025,405293
59,7545,464294
59,4645,522294
59,1585,579295
58,9665,657295

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 Turkmenistan, Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.