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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Afghanistan	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	22,206	387
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	22,461	390
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	22,507	393
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	23,600	396
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	25,005	398
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	25,698	401
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	26,335	404
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	27,154	405
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	27,387	406
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	27,706	409
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	28,484	412
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	29,121	414
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	29,758	416
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	30,420	420
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	31,108	426
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	31,823	435
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	32,564	445
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	33,332	455
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	34,125	468
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	34,941	485
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	35,972	504
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	37,034	516
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	38,127	518
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	39,252	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

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