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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	Italy	Germany	Azerbaijan	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	81,439	8,056	387
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	81,474	8,127	390
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	81,534	8,194	393
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	81,595	8,257	396
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	81,566	8,319	398
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	81,473	8,391	401
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	81,354	8,475	404
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	81,190	8,565	405
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	81,009	8,657	406
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	80,781	8,750	409
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	80,500	8,842	412
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	80,301	8,933	414
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	80,292	9,025	416
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	80,443	9,117	420
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	80,663	9,210	426
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	81,000	9,302	435
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	81,704	9,393	445
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	82,366	9,481	455
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	82,674	9,567	468
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	82,923	9,649	485
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	83,110	9,727	504
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	83,178	9,802	516
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	83,213	9,874	518
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	83,811	9,918	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.

Germany

1500-1850: Pfister, U. (2022). Economic Growth in Germany, 1500–1850. The Journal of Economic History, 82(4), 1071–1107
1850-1950: Hoffmann, Grumbach and Hesse, op. cit., pp. 454-5.

No separate list is published for Azerbaijan, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.