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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Bangladesh	Italy	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	132,907	56,940	387
Dec 31, 2000	135,207	56,966	390
Dec 31, 2001	137,420	57,004	393
Dec 31, 2002	139,573	57,114	396
Dec 31, 2003	141,650	57,423	398
Dec 31, 2004	143,644	57,852	401
Dec 31, 2005	145,546	58,191	404
Dec 31, 2006	147,376	58,424	405
Dec 31, 2007	149,047	58,781	406
Dec 31, 2008	150,562	59,236	409
Dec 31, 2009	152,189	59,580	412
Dec 31, 2010	153,927	59,844	414
Dec 31, 2011	155,634	60,052	416
Dec 31, 2012	157,326	60,216	420
Dec 31, 2013	158,999	60,337	426
Dec 31, 2014	160,650	60,346	435
Dec 31, 2015	162,273	60,255	445
Dec 31, 2016	163,938	60,140	455
Dec 31, 2017	165,655	60,027	468
Dec 31, 2018	167,358	59,902	485
Dec 31, 2019	169,045	59,754	504
Dec 31, 2020	170,709	59,464	516
Dec 31, 2021	172,354	59,158	518
Dec 31, 2022	174,217	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.

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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

Bangladesh

1900-1950: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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 Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.