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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 UzbekistanCongo - KinshasaItaly
24,70151,18156,940
25,04252,78256,966
25,37254,45357,004
25,69656,17057,114
25,99257,86057,423
26,26859,59957,852
26,54061,47458,191
26,81263,47958,424
27,08165,59058,781
27,34767,80059,236
27,60970,11459,580
27,86972,55059,844
28,13275,13860,052
28,39877,79260,216
28,66680,53460,337
28,93483,36860,346
29,20586,22960,255
29,48089,19360,140
29,75692,20960,027
30,03195,23259,902
30,30598,32059,754
30,576101,49959,464
30,843104,76759,158
31,337108,17158,966

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 Uzbekistan, Congo - Kinshasa; the database as a whole is cited above.