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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 & TobagoYemenItaly
1,30116,72856,940
1,30317,23656,966
1,30817,76257,004
1,31418,31057,114
1,32018,85557,423
1,32619,41057,852
1,33220,00058,191
1,33820,61158,424
1,34421,23658,781
1,35221,87859,236
1,35922,53359,580
1,36523,19559,844
1,37223,88060,052
1,37924,59460,216
1,38625,31160,337
1,39226,02060,346
1,39926,69860,255
1,40527,34760,140
1,41127,98560,027
1,43628,60859,902
1,45229,21659,754
1,44829,81159,464
1,45030,39959,158
1,45631,05858,966

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