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Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	North Korea	Burkina Faso	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	22,594	11,075	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	22,785	11,405	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	22,977	11,828	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	23,165	12,380	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	23,330	12,829	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	23,477	13,178	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	23,621	13,540	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	23,764	13,917	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	23,908	14,309	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	24,051	14,722	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	24,191	15,152	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	24,326	15,600	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	24,457	16,064	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	24,589	16,563	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	24,720	17,072	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	24,852	17,575	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	24,983	18,094	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	25,115	18,621	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	25,248	19,157	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	25,381	19,698	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	25,497	20,242	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	25,608	20,788	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	25,711	21,336	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	25,808	21,889	58,966

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

North Korea

1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.

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 Burkina Faso; the database as a whole is cited above.