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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Trinidad & Tobago	Bangladesh	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	1,301	132,907	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	1,303	135,207	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	1,308	137,420	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	1,314	139,573	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	1,320	141,650	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	1,326	143,644	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	1,332	145,546	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	1,338	147,376	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	1,344	149,047	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	1,352	150,562	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	1,359	152,189	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	1,365	153,927	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	1,372	155,634	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	1,379	157,326	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	1,386	158,999	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	1,392	160,650	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	1,399	162,273	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	1,405	163,938	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	1,411	165,655	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	1,436	167,358	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	1,452	169,045	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	1,448	170,709	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	1,450	172,354	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	1,456	174,217	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.

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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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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