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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	St. Lucia	Italy	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	152	56,940	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	153	56,966	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	154	57,004	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	155	57,114	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	156	57,423	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	157	57,852	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	157	58,191	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	158	58,424	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	159	58,781	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	160	59,236	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	160	59,580	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	161	59,844	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	162	60,052	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	162	60,216	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	163	60,337	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	163	60,346	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	164	60,255	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	164	60,140	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	165	60,027	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	166	59,902	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	166	59,754	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	167	59,464	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	167	59,158	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	167	58,966	3,696

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 St. Lucia, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.