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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	North Macedonia
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	56,940	2,006
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	56,966	2,017
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	57,004	2,026
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	57,114	2,011
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	57,423	2,018
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	57,852	2,024
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	58,191	2,028
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	58,424	2,031
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	58,781	2,035
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	59,236	2,038
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	59,580	2,042
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	59,844	2,046
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	60,052	2,049
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	60,216	2,052
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	60,337	2,055
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	60,346	2,058
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	60,255	2,061
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	60,140	2,063
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	60,027	2,065
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	59,902	2,067
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	59,754	2,068
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	59,464	2,065
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	59,158	2,057
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	58,966	2,048

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.

North Macedonia

1952-2008: Milanovic (2011). Estimates provided to the Maddison-Project

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