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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Spain	Italy	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	40,378	56,940	387
Dec 31, 2000	40,563	56,966	390
Dec 31, 2001	40,775	57,004	393
Dec 31, 2002	41,433	57,114	396
Dec 31, 2003	42,205	57,423	398
Dec 31, 2004	42,869	57,852	401
Dec 31, 2005	43,672	58,191	404
Dec 31, 2006	44,370	58,424	405
Dec 31, 2007	45,246	58,781	406
Dec 31, 2008	45,993	59,236	409
Dec 31, 2009	46,378	59,580	412
Dec 31, 2010	46,573	59,844	414
Dec 31, 2011	46,746	60,052	416
Dec 31, 2012	46,777	60,216	420
Dec 31, 2013	46,603	60,337	426
Dec 31, 2014	46,465	60,346	435
Dec 31, 2015	46,420	60,255	445
Dec 31, 2016	46,460	60,140	455
Dec 31, 2017	46,543	60,027	468
Dec 31, 2018	46,739	59,902	485
Dec 31, 2019	47,116	59,754	504
Dec 31, 2020	47,366	59,464	516
Dec 31, 2021	47,342	59,158	518
Dec 31, 2022	47,625	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

Spain

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1270-1850: Álvarez-Nogal, C. and L. Prados de la Escosura (2013). "The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)," Economic History Review, 66, 1, 1-37, using their annual benchmarks
1850–2011: Prados de la Escosura, L. (2017), Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015 (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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.