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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	Germany	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	81,439	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	81,474	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	81,534	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	81,595	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	81,566	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	81,473	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	81,354	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	81,190	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	81,009	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	80,781	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	80,500	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	80,301	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	80,292	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	80,443	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	80,663	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	81,000	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	81,704	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	82,366	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	82,674	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	82,923	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	83,110	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	83,178	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	83,213	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	83,811	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

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.

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.