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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	United States	Moldova	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	279,040	4,244	138
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	282,162	4,199	141
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	284,969	4,154	144
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	287,625	4,108	147
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	290,108	4,059	151
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	292,805	4,013	154
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	295,517	3,966	158
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	298,380	3,919	161
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	301,231	3,873	165
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	304,094	3,829	168
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	306,772	3,788	172
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	309,327	3,748	176
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	311,583	3,709	180
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	313,878	3,671	183
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	316,060	3,633	187
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	318,386	3,595	190
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	320,739	3,558	194
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	323,072	3,522	198
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	325,122	3,485	201
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	326,838	3,448	204
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	328,330	3,412	208
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	331,512	3,376	212
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	332,032	3,339	216
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	333,288	3,570	220

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.

All data sources

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.

United States

1650 - 1790: McCusker, John J., ‘Colonial Statistics’, Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Time to the Present, in S. B. Carter, S. S. Gartner, M. R. Haineset al. New York, Cambridge University Press. V-671.
1790 - 1870: Sutch, R. (2006). National Income and Product. Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Time to the Present, in S. B. Carter, S. S. Gartner, M. R. Haineset al. New York, Cambridge University Press III-23-25.
1800-1830: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2009). “Lost Decades? Economic Performance in Post-Independence Latin America,” Journal of Latin America Studies 41: 279–307. (updated data)
1820-1950: GDP movement from Maddison (1995a), amended for 1820–70 to include income of the indigenous population (taken to be $400 per capita in 1820 and 1870).

No separate list is published for Moldova, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.