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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Tunisia	Italy	Oman
Dec 31, 1999	9,417	56,940	2,348
Dec 31, 2000	9,514	56,966	2,403
Dec 31, 2001	9,613	57,004	2,457
Dec 31, 2002	9,711	57,114	2,510
Dec 31, 2003	9,810	57,423	2,562
Dec 31, 2004	9,906	57,852	2,613
Dec 31, 2005	9,997	58,191	2,663
Dec 31, 2006	10,087	58,424	2,713
Dec 31, 2007	10,178	58,781	2,764
Dec 31, 2008	10,274	59,236	2,816
Dec 31, 2009	10,377	59,580	2,871
Dec 31, 2010	10,491	59,844	2,928
Dec 31, 2011	10,612	60,052	2,986
Dec 31, 2012	10,737	60,216	3,047
Dec 31, 2013	10,866	60,337	3,110
Dec 31, 2014	10,996	60,346	3,174
Dec 31, 2015	11,124	60,255	3,240
Dec 31, 2016	11,248	60,140	3,307
Dec 31, 2017	11,365	60,027	3,375
Dec 31, 2018	11,477	59,902	3,444
Dec 31, 2019	11,583	59,754	3,512
Dec 31, 2020	11,681	59,464	3,582
Dec 31, 2021	11,772	59,158	3,651
Dec 31, 2022	11,862	58,966	3,696

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, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.