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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	Malaysia	Palestinian Territories
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	81,439	22,132	2,996
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	81,474	22,695	3,075
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	81,534	23,291	3,155
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	81,595	23,874	3,235
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	81,566	24,437	3,315
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	81,473	24,993	3,396
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	81,354	25,543	3,478
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	81,190	26,086	3,559
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	81,009	26,620	3,642
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	80,781	27,161	3,727
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	80,500	27,715	3,817
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	80,301	28,268	3,907
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	80,292	28,750	3,997
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	80,443	29,163	4,088
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	80,663	29,568	4,178
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	81,000	29,977	4,269
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	81,704	30,387	4,359
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	82,366	30,782	4,451
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	82,674	31,164	4,533
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	82,923	31,539	4,615
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	83,110	31,903	4,715
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	83,178	32,257	4,820
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	83,213	32,603	4,930
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	83,811	32,956	5,042

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.

Malaysia

1900-1939: Nazrin Shah, S. (2017). Charting the Economy: Early 20th Century Malaya and Contemporary Malaysian Contrasts, Oxford University Press

No separate list is published for Palestinian Territories; the database as a whole is cited above.