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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	South Africa	Barbados	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	46,257	273	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	46,958	274	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	47,820	275	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	48,480	276	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	48,951	278	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	49,478	279	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	50,054	280	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	50,667	281	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	51,339	282	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	52,077	283	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	52,862	285	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	53,682	286	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	54,518	287	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	55,356	288	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	56,215	289	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	57,075	290	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	57,947	291	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	58,830	291	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	59,715	292	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	60,595	293	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	61,469	294	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	62,355	294	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	62,900	295	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	63,382	295	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

South Africa

1700–1900 (Cape Colony): Fourie, J. and Van Zanden, J.L. (2013). GDP in the Dutch Cape Colony: the Nationals Accounts of a Slave-Based Society, South African Journal of Economics, vol. 81 (4): 467 - 490

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 Barbados; the database as a whole is cited above.