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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 ItalyTurkmenistanLuxembourg
56,9404,324433
56,9664,385438
57,0044,444443
57,1144,502448
57,4234,556454
57,8524,608460
58,1914,664467
58,4244,719474
58,7814,773482
59,2364,828491
59,5804,884500
59,8444,940509
60,0524,996521
60,2165,053533
60,3375,110547
60,3465,169560
60,2555,227571
60,1405,287586
60,0275,346599
59,9025,405610
59,7545,464623
59,4645,522633
59,1585,579643
58,9665,657651

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