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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 ItalyUruguayOman
56,9403,2342,348
56,9663,2462,403
57,0043,2572,457
57,1143,2682,510
57,4233,2772,562
57,8523,2852,613
58,1913,2912,663
58,4243,2982,713
58,7813,3052,764
59,2363,3132,816
59,5803,3212,871
59,8443,3292,928
60,0523,3372,986
60,2163,3453,047
60,3373,3533,110
60,3463,3623,174
60,2553,3713,240
60,1403,3803,307
60,0273,3903,375
59,9023,3993,444
59,7543,4083,512
59,4643,4173,582
59,1583,4263,651
58,9663,4223,696

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.

Uruguay

  • 1800-1870: 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)
  • 1870–2014: Bèrtola, L. (2016). El PIB per Capita de Uruguay 1870 - 2016: una reconstruccion. PHES working paper No 48

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