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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	Palestinian Territories	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	273	56,940	2,996	387
Dec 31, 2000	274	56,966	3,075	390
Dec 31, 2001	275	57,004	3,155	393
Dec 31, 2002	276	57,114	3,235	396
Dec 31, 2003	278	57,423	3,315	398
Dec 31, 2004	279	57,852	3,396	401
Dec 31, 2005	280	58,191	3,478	404
Dec 31, 2006	281	58,424	3,559	405
Dec 31, 2007	282	58,781	3,642	406
Dec 31, 2008	283	59,236	3,727	409
Dec 31, 2009	285	59,580	3,817	412
Dec 31, 2010	286	59,844	3,907	414
Dec 31, 2011	287	60,052	3,997	416
Dec 31, 2012	288	60,216	4,088	420
Dec 31, 2013	289	60,337	4,178	426
Dec 31, 2014	290	60,346	4,269	435
Dec 31, 2015	291	60,255	4,359	445
Dec 31, 2016	291	60,140	4,451	455
Dec 31, 2017	292	60,027	4,533	468
Dec 31, 2018	293	59,902	4,615	485
Dec 31, 2019	294	59,754	4,715	504
Dec 31, 2020	294	59,464	4,820	516
Dec 31, 2021	295	59,158	4,930	518
Dec 31, 2022	295	58,966	5,042	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.

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