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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 & TobagoThailandItaly
1,30159,74856,940
1,30360,16556,966
1,30860,74657,004
1,31461,32357,114
1,32061,88457,423
1,32662,42557,852
1,33262,95658,191
1,33863,46758,424
1,34463,93758,781
1,35264,38159,236
1,35964,80459,580
1,36565,20859,844
1,37265,59960,052
1,37965,97060,216
1,38666,33260,337
1,39266,67360,346
1,39966,97560,255
1,40567,25060,140
1,41167,50660,027
1,43667,75059,902
1,45267,97559,754
1,44868,18059,464
1,45068,36659,158
1,45668,45758,966

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

Thailand

  • 1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
  • 1900-50: Sompop Manarungsan, "Economic Development of Thailand, 1850-1950", University of Groningen, Ph. D. thesis, 1989

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.