Population, long-run history: compare countries

See Population, long-run history for up to four countries side by side.

Countries being compared

Four countries are being compared, the most the chart can show clearly. Remove one to add another.

Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

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

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