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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	Puerto Rico
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	56,940	3,800
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	56,966	3,811
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	57,004	3,819
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	57,114	3,824
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	57,423	3,826
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	57,852	3,827
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	58,191	3,822
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	58,424	3,805
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	58,781	3,783
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	59,236	3,761
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	59,580	3,741
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	59,844	3,722
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	60,052	3,679
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	60,216	3,636
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	60,337	3,589
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	60,346	3,534
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	60,255	3,473
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	60,140	3,411
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	60,027	3,352
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	59,902	3,295
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	59,754	3,268
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	59,464	3,247
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	59,158	3,232
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	58,966	3,228

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.

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