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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 CambodiaItalyLuxembourg
12,12256,940433
12,31756,966438
12,50457,004443
12,69157,114448
12,88157,423454
13,07657,852460
13,27658,191467
13,46158,424474
13,63058,781482
13,80859,236491
13,99059,580500
14,16259,844509
14,32260,052521
14,48060,216533
14,63760,337547
14,79360,346560
14,99460,255571
15,23860,140586
15,48060,027599
15,71759,902610
15,94459,754623
16,14959,464633
16,33859,158643
16,51458,966651

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, Luxembourg; the database as a whole is cited above.