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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 ParaguayItalyCongo - Kinshasa
5,36656,94051,181
5,47356,96652,782
5,57957,00454,453
5,68357,11456,170
5,78657,42357,860
5,88657,85259,599
5,98458,19161,474
6,08058,42463,479
6,17358,78165,590
6,26459,23667,800
6,35259,58070,114
6,43859,84472,550
6,52260,05275,138
6,60560,21677,792
6,68860,33780,534
6,76960,34683,368
6,85060,25586,229
6,93060,14089,193
7,01260,02792,209
7,09559,90295,232
7,17959,75498,320
7,26359,464101,499
7,34859,158104,767
7,43258,966108,171

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