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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date ItalyHong Kong SAR ChinaMalta
56,9406,587387
56,9666,646390
57,0046,695393
57,1146,725396
57,4236,712398
57,8526,765401
58,1916,794404
58,4246,838405
58,7816,897406
59,2366,938409
59,5806,953412
59,8447,004414
60,0527,052416
60,2167,130420
60,3377,159426
60,3467,209435
60,2557,271445
60,1407,316455
60,0277,372468
59,9027,432485
59,7547,487504
59,4647,460516
59,1587,392518
58,9667,387530

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 Hong Kong SAR China, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.