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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 CambodiaCongo - KinshasaItaly
12,12251,18156,940
12,31752,78256,966
12,50454,45357,004
12,69156,17057,114
12,88157,86057,423
13,07659,59957,852
13,27661,47458,191
13,46163,47958,424
13,63065,59058,781
13,80867,80059,236
13,99070,11459,580
14,16272,55059,844
14,32275,13860,052
14,48077,79260,216
14,63780,53460,337
14,79383,36860,346
14,99486,22960,255
15,23889,19360,140
15,48092,20960,027
15,71795,23259,902
15,94498,32059,754
16,149101,49959,464
16,338104,76759,158
16,514108,17158,966

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