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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 Trinidad & TobagoPuerto RicoItaly
1,3013,80056,940
1,3033,81156,966
1,3083,81957,004
1,3143,82457,114
1,3203,82657,423
1,3263,82757,852
1,3323,82258,191
1,3383,80558,424
1,3443,78358,781
1,3523,76159,236
1,3593,74159,580
1,3653,72259,844
1,3723,67960,052
1,3793,63660,216
1,3863,58960,337
1,3923,53460,346
1,3993,47360,255
1,4053,41160,140
1,4113,35260,027
1,4363,29559,902
1,4523,26859,754
1,4483,24759,464
1,4503,23259,158
1,4563,22858,966

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