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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	Romania	Malta	Barbados
Dec 31, 1999	56,940	22,414	387	273
Dec 31, 2000	56,966	22,262	390	274
Dec 31, 2001	57,004	22,106	393	275
Dec 31, 2002	57,114	21,931	396	276
Dec 31, 2003	57,423	21,828	398	278
Dec 31, 2004	57,852	21,704	401	279
Dec 31, 2005	58,191	21,571	404	280
Dec 31, 2006	58,424	21,443	405	281
Dec 31, 2007	58,781	21,129	406	282
Dec 31, 2008	59,236	20,779	409	283
Dec 31, 2009	59,580	20,607	412	285
Dec 31, 2010	59,844	20,485	414	286
Dec 31, 2011	60,052	20,385	416	287
Dec 31, 2012	60,216	20,296	420	288
Dec 31, 2013	60,337	20,224	426	289
Dec 31, 2014	60,346	20,151	435	290
Dec 31, 2015	60,255	20,055	445	291
Dec 31, 2016	60,140	19,938	455	291
Dec 31, 2017	60,027	19,823	468	292
Dec 31, 2018	59,902	19,713	485	293
Dec 31, 2019	59,754	19,622	504	294
Dec 31, 2020	59,464	19,496	516	294
Dec 31, 2021	59,158	19,351	518	295
Dec 31, 2022	58,966	19,266	530	295

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.

Romania

1862–1995: Axenciuc, V. (2012). Produsul intern brut al Romaniei, Vol. 1, Institutl de Economie Nationala, Bucarest
1915-1919 & 1949: Voinea, L., Cojocaru, A., Costache, B., Grigoraș, V., Lovin, H., Neagu, C., Orțan, D., & Tănase, A. (2019). One Hundred Years of Honesty: Recovering the Lost Memory of the Romanian Economy 1918-2018.

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