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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 QatarItalyTrinidad & Tobago
62756,9401,301
65956,9661,303
69157,0041,308
72457,1141,314
75757,4231,320
85057,8521,326
1,00158,1911,332
1,15358,4241,338
1,30658,7811,344
1,46059,2361,352
1,61559,5801,359
1,77059,8441,365
1,90460,0521,372
2,01060,2161,379
2,10360,3371,386
2,18760,3461,392
2,26160,2551,399
2,32660,1401,405
2,38460,0271,411
2,43559,9021,436
2,48059,7541,452
2,51959,4641,448
2,55359,1581,450
2,55958,9661,456

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 Qatar, Trinidad & Tobago; the database as a whole is cited above.