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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	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	273	387	56,940	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	274	390	56,966	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	275	393	57,004	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	276	396	57,114	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	278	398	57,423	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	279	401	57,852	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	280	404	58,191	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	281	405	58,424	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	282	406	58,781	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	283	409	59,236	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	285	412	59,580	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	286	414	59,844	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	287	416	60,052	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	288	420	60,216	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	289	426	60,337	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	290	435	60,346	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	291	445	60,255	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	291	455	60,140	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	292	468	60,027	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	293	485	59,902	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	294	504	59,754	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	294	516	59,464	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	295	518	59,158	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	295	530	58,966	5,042

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, Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.