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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 ItalyYemenTrinidad & Tobago
56,94016,7281,301
56,96617,2361,303
57,00417,7621,308
57,11418,3101,314
57,42318,8551,320
57,85219,4101,326
58,19120,0001,332
58,42420,6111,338
58,78121,2361,344
59,23621,8781,352
59,58022,5331,359
59,84423,1951,365
60,05223,8801,372
60,21624,5941,379
60,33725,3111,386
60,34626,0201,392
60,25526,6981,399
60,14027,3471,405
60,02727,9851,411
59,90228,6081,436
59,75429,2161,452
59,46429,8111,448
59,15830,3991,450
58,96631,0581,456

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