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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	São Tomé & Príncipe	Romania	Oman	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	138	22,414	2,348	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	141	22,262	2,403	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	144	22,106	2,457	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	147	21,931	2,510	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	151	21,828	2,562	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	154	21,704	2,613	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	158	21,571	2,663	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	161	21,443	2,713	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	165	21,129	2,764	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	168	20,779	2,816	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	172	20,607	2,871	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	176	20,485	2,928	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	180	20,385	2,986	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	183	20,296	3,047	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	187	20,224	3,110	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	190	20,151	3,174	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	194	20,055	3,240	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	198	19,938	3,307	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	201	19,823	3,375	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	204	19,713	3,444	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	208	19,622	3,512	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	212	19,496	3,582	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	216	19,351	3,651	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	220	19,266	3,696	58,966

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.

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

Romania

1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

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