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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 SenegalCongo - KinshasaItaly
10,07051,18156,940
10,30552,78256,966
10,57654,45357,004
10,86456,17057,114
11,17257,86057,423
11,49859,59957,852
11,83961,47458,191
12,20463,47958,424
12,58465,59058,781
12,97867,80059,236
13,38270,11459,580
13,79472,55059,844
14,22675,13860,052
14,66877,79260,216
15,12180,53460,337
15,58983,36860,346
16,06686,22960,255
16,54989,19360,140
17,04492,20960,027
17,53595,23259,902
18,02198,32059,754
18,518101,49959,464
19,016104,76759,158
19,512108,17158,966

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