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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	Italy	Germany	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	81,439	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	81,474	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	81,534	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	81,595	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	81,566	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	81,473	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	81,354	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	81,190	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	81,009	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	80,781	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	80,500	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	80,301	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	80,292	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	80,443	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	80,663	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	81,000	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	81,704	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	82,366	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	82,674	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	82,923	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	83,110	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	83,178	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	83,213	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	83,811	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

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.

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.