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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 LuxembourgItalyOmanRomania
43356,9402,34822,414
43856,9662,40322,262
44357,0042,45722,106
44857,1142,51021,931
45457,4232,56221,828
46057,8522,61321,704
46758,1912,66321,571
47458,4242,71321,443
48258,7812,76421,129
49159,2362,81620,779
50059,5802,87120,607
50959,8442,92820,485
52160,0522,98620,385
53360,2163,04720,296
54760,3373,11020,224
56060,3463,17420,151
57160,2553,24020,055
58660,1403,30719,938
59960,0273,37519,823
61059,9023,44419,713
62359,7543,51219,622
63359,4643,58219,496
64359,1583,65119,351
65158,9663,69619,266

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.

Romania

  • 1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
  • 1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

No separate list is published for Luxembourg, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.