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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 TunisiaItalyCape Verde
9,41756,940422
9,51456,966430
9,61357,004438
9,71157,114447
9,81057,423455
9,90657,852463
9,99758,191471
10,08758,424478
10,17858,781486
10,27459,236494
10,37759,580501
10,49159,844509
10,61260,052516
10,73760,216524
10,86660,337531
10,99660,346539
11,12460,255546
11,24860,140553
11,36560,027562
11,47759,902568
11,58359,754574
11,68159,464580
11,77259,158585
11,86258,966590

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 Tunisia, Cape Verde; the database as a whole is cited above.