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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	Philippines
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	56,940	79,346
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	56,966	81,131
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	57,004	83,023
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	57,114	84,876
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	57,423	86,697
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	57,852	88,568
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	58,191	90,418
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	58,424	92,253
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	58,781	94,098
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	59,236	95,923
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	59,580	97,627
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	59,844	99,317
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	60,052	100,999
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	60,216	102,618
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	60,337	104,299
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	60,346	106,076
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	60,255	107,868
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	60,140	109,493
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	60,027	111,094
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	59,902	112,843
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	59,754	114,636
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	59,464	117,026
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	59,158	119,473
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	58,966	121,234

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.

Philippines

1820-1900: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995
1900-1950: R.W. Hooley, "Long Term Growth of the Philippine Economy, 1902-1961", , The Philippine Economic Journal, First Semester, 1968.

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