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Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	Finland	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	5,166	387
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	5,176	390
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	5,188	393
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	5,201	396
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	5,213	398
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	5,228	401
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	5,246	404
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	5,266	405
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	5,289	406
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	5,313	409
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	5,339	412
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	5,363	414
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	5,388	416
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	5,414	420
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	5,439	426
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	5,463	435
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	5,481	445
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	5,495	455
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	5,508	468
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	5,516	485
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	5,522	504
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	5,531	516
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	5,542	518
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	5,556	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.

Finland

1600–1860: Eloranta, J., Voutilainen, M. and Nummela, I. (2016). “Estimating Finnish Economic Growth Before 1860” mimeo.
1860-1960: R. Hjerppe, The Finnish Economy 1860-1985: Growth and Structural Change, Bank of Finland, Helsinki, 1989, pp. 198-200.

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