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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Switzerland	Italy	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	7,258	56,940	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	7,296	56,966	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	7,332	57,004	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	7,384	57,114	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	7,438	57,423	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	7,488	57,852	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	7,532	58,191	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	7,579	58,424	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	7,647	58,781	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	7,738	59,236	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	7,825	59,580	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	7,884	59,844	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	7,959	60,052	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	8,044	60,216	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	8,137	60,337	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	8,237	60,346	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	8,332	60,255	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	8,423	60,140	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	8,502	60,027	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	8,565	59,902	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	8,626	59,754	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	8,689	59,464	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	8,756	59,158	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	8,834	58,966	530

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.

All data sources

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

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

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