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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	Oman	Congo - Kinshasa	Malta
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	2,348	51,181	387
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	2,403	52,782	390
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	2,457	54,453	393
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	2,510	56,170	396
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	2,562	57,860	398
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	2,613	59,599	401
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	2,663	61,474	404
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	2,713	63,479	405
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	2,764	65,590	406
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	2,816	67,800	409
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	2,871	70,114	412
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	2,928	72,550	414
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	2,986	75,138	416
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	3,047	77,792	420
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	3,110	80,534	426
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	3,174	83,368	435
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	3,240	86,229	445
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	3,307	89,193	455
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	3,375	92,209	468
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	3,444	95,232	485
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	3,512	98,320	504
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	3,582	101,499	516
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	3,651	104,767	518
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	3,696	108,171	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.

No separate list is published for Oman, Congo - Kinshasa, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.