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

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.