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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date LuxembourgItalyOmanBarbados
43356,9402,348273
43856,9662,403274
44357,0042,457275
44857,1142,510276
45457,4232,562278
46057,8522,613279
46758,1912,663280
47458,4242,713281
48258,7812,764282
49159,2362,816283
50059,5802,871285
50959,8442,928286
52160,0522,986287
53360,2163,047288
54760,3373,110289
56060,3463,174290
57160,2553,240291
58660,1403,307291
59960,0273,375292
61059,9023,444293
62359,7543,512294
63359,4643,582294
64359,1583,651295
65158,9663,696295

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.

All data sources

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