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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	Iceland	Barbados	Malta	Italy
Dec 31, 1999	277	273	387	56,940
Dec 31, 2000	281	274	390	56,966
Dec 31, 2001	285	275	393	57,004
Dec 31, 2002	288	276	396	57,114
Dec 31, 2003	289	278	398	57,423
Dec 31, 2004	293	279	401	57,852
Dec 31, 2005	296	280	404	58,191
Dec 31, 2006	304	281	405	58,424
Dec 31, 2007	311	282	406	58,781
Dec 31, 2008	319	283	409	59,236
Dec 31, 2009	319	285	412	59,580
Dec 31, 2010	318	286	414	59,844
Dec 31, 2011	319	287	416	60,052
Dec 31, 2012	321	288	420	60,216
Dec 31, 2013	324	289	426	60,337
Dec 31, 2014	327	290	435	60,346
Dec 31, 2015	331	291	445	60,255
Dec 31, 2016	335	291	455	60,140
Dec 31, 2017	343	292	468	60,027
Dec 31, 2018	353	293	485	59,902
Dec 31, 2019	361	294	504	59,754
Dec 31, 2020	366	294	516	59,464
Dec 31, 2021	372	295	518	59,158
Dec 31, 2022	380	295	530	58,966

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

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

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; the database as a whole is cited above.