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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 NamibiaCongo - KinshasaItaly
1,84151,18156,940
1,89352,78256,966
1,94554,45357,004
1,98156,17057,114
2,00857,86057,423
2,03459,59957,852
2,06061,47458,191
2,08663,47958,424
2,11365,59058,781
2,14167,80059,236
2,17070,11459,580
2,20172,55059,844
2,23275,13860,052
2,26877,79260,216
2,31280,53460,337
2,36083,36860,346
2,40886,22960,255
2,45689,19360,140
2,50592,20960,027
2,55495,23259,902
2,60298,32059,754
2,651101,49959,464
2,700104,76759,158
2,739108,17158,966

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

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 Namibia, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.