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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	South Africa	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	279,040	46,257	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	282,162	46,958	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	284,969	47,820	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	287,625	48,480	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	290,108	48,951	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	292,805	49,478	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	295,517	50,054	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	298,380	50,667	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	301,231	51,339	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	304,094	52,077	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	306,772	52,862	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	309,327	53,682	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	311,583	54,518	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	313,878	55,356	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	316,060	56,215	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	318,386	57,075	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	320,739	57,947	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	323,072	58,830	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	325,122	59,715	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	326,838	60,595	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	328,330	61,469	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	331,512	62,355	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	332,032	62,900	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	333,288	63,382	295

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).

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

No separate list is published for Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.