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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 ItalyTrinidad & TobagoLaos
56,9401,3015,286
56,9661,3035,397
57,0041,3085,499
57,1141,3145,578
57,4231,3205,654
57,8521,3265,746
58,1911,3325,836
58,4241,3385,931
58,7811,3446,035
59,2361,3526,145
59,5801,3596,257
59,8441,3656,368
60,0521,3726,477
60,2161,3796,586
60,3371,3866,695
60,3461,3926,804
60,2551,3996,912
60,1401,4057,019
60,0271,4117,127
59,9021,4367,234
59,7541,4527,343
59,4641,4487,452
59,1581,4507,560
58,9661,4567,666

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 Trinidad & Tobago, Laos; the database as a whole is cited above.