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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	South Africa	Congo - Kinshasa
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	46,257	51,181
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	46,958	52,782
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	47,820	54,453
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	48,480	56,170
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	48,951	57,860
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	49,478	59,599
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	50,054	61,474
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	50,667	63,479
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	51,339	65,590
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	52,077	67,800
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	52,862	70,114
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	53,682	72,550
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	54,518	75,138
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	55,356	77,792
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	56,215	80,534
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	57,075	83,368
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	57,947	86,229
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	58,830	89,193
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	59,715	92,209
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	60,595	95,232
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	61,469	98,320
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	62,355	101,499
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	62,900	104,767
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	63,382	108,171

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.

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 Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.