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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 ItalyOmanMalta
56,9402,348387
56,9662,403390
57,0042,457393
57,1142,510396
57,4232,562398
57,8522,613401
58,1912,663404
58,4242,713405
58,7812,764406
59,2362,816409
59,5802,871412
59,8442,928414
60,0522,986416
60,2163,047420
60,3373,110426
60,3463,174435
60,2553,240445
60,1403,307455
60,0273,375468
59,9023,444485
59,7543,512504
59,4643,582516
59,1583,651518
58,9663,696530

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 Oman, Malta; the database as a whole is cited above.