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

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.