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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Qatar	Italy	São Tomé & Príncipe
Dec 31, 1999	627	56,940	138
Dec 31, 2000	659	56,966	141
Dec 31, 2001	691	57,004	144
Dec 31, 2002	724	57,114	147
Dec 31, 2003	757	57,423	151
Dec 31, 2004	850	57,852	154
Dec 31, 2005	1,001	58,191	158
Dec 31, 2006	1,153	58,424	161
Dec 31, 2007	1,306	58,781	165
Dec 31, 2008	1,460	59,236	168
Dec 31, 2009	1,615	59,580	172
Dec 31, 2010	1,770	59,844	176
Dec 31, 2011	1,904	60,052	180
Dec 31, 2012	2,010	60,216	183
Dec 31, 2013	2,103	60,337	187
Dec 31, 2014	2,187	60,346	190
Dec 31, 2015	2,261	60,255	194
Dec 31, 2016	2,326	60,140	198
Dec 31, 2017	2,384	60,027	201
Dec 31, 2018	2,435	59,902	204
Dec 31, 2019	2,480	59,754	208
Dec 31, 2020	2,519	59,464	212
Dec 31, 2021	2,553	59,158	216
Dec 31, 2022	2,559	58,966	220

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 Qatar, São Tomé & Príncipe; the database as a whole is cited above.